Software Engineer II at Microsoft

Redmond, Washington, United States -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

17 Feb, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

19 Nov, 25

Experience

2 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, Python, Cloud Services, Distributed Systems, Micro-Service Architecture, REST APIs, Problem-Solving, CI/CD, Version Control, AI Tools, Debugging, Performance Optimization

Industry

Software Development

Description

- Collaborate with stakeholders to determine user requirements for a set of features. - Contribute to the identification of dependencies and the development of design documents for a product area with minimal oversight. - Create and implement code for products, services, or features, reusing code as applicable. - Participate in efforts to break down larger work items into smaller tasks and provide estimations. - Act as a Designated Responsible Individual (DRI), working on-call to monitor systems, product features, or services for degradation, downtime, or interruptions, and gain approval to restore systems/products/services for simple issues. - Stay current in skills by investing time and effort into keeping abreast of developments that improve the availability, reliability, efficiency, observability, and performance of products, while driving consistency in monitoring and operations at scale. - Build design, code, and deployment with security built in as default. - Drive detailed design and implementation based on functional requirements. - Be a key contributor to delivering high-quality, highly available services that meet customer SLAs globally. - Drive improvements for systems and engineering processes with simplicity and maintainability as core tenets. - Deliver value through a collaborative approach spanning multiple teams across geographies. - Be a role model for an open, honest, and inclusive approach to problem-solving. - Leverage subject-matter expertise of product features and partner with stakeholders (e.g., project managers) to drive project plans, release plans, and work items for the workgroup. - Support and influence the team culture towards customer-centricity and continuous improvement. - Implement practices that ensure accurate, safe, and efficient releases for our services. - Leverage sound engineering practices and principles. Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 2+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python OR equivalent experience. 2+ years' experience in design and implementation of large-scale cloud services 2+ years' experience building extensible and maintainable services These requirements include, but are not limited to the following specialized security screenings: Experience with distributed systems, micro-service architecture, scalability patterns, and high-availability architectures. Experience with REST Based API's development, messaging patterns (e.g. Service bus, Event Hub, Storage Queues) and cloud storage technologies ( e.g. Cosmos DB) Proficient in problem-solving skills, with a data-driven approach to debugging and performance optimization. Experience in deploying, monitoring, and operating services in the cloud. Familiarity with modern engineering practices such as CI/CD and version control systems like Git. Demonstrated experience leveraging AI tools and technologies to enhance engineering effectiveness, coupled with a curiosity and commitment to continuous learning in the field of Artificial Intelligence.

Responsibilities

The Software Engineer II will collaborate with stakeholders to determine user requirements and contribute to design documents with minimal oversight. They will create and implement code for products and services while acting as a Designated Responsible Individual (DRI) to monitor systems and ensure high-quality service delivery.