Microsoft Azure is at the heart of the Microsoft Cloud providing the backend infrastructure for hyper-scale distributed and dynamic computing. Our team within Azure provides the software platform which enables internal Microsoft services (including Office 365, Bing.com, XBOX Live, Skype, and OneDrive) as well as many external customers to run their large-scale mission-critical Cloud applications for their businesses. We are looking for world-class Senior Software Engineer to help us continue to evolve, expand, and define our software platform and infrastructure.
Requirements
- coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C-Sharp, OR Java, JavaScript, or Python
- 3+ years of experience with data structure, and algorithms.
- 3+ years of experience with distributed systems, design, and implementation.
- 1+ year(s) of commitment to improving system quality, performance and reliability, and engineering excellence.
- 1+ year(s) of experience with High Performance Supercomputing and Best Practices.
Responsibilities
- Design and develop solutions that builds and improve cloud services running over distributed system.
- Provide new features for Microsoft Cloud internal infrastructure software.
- Keep infrastructure services running and deliver code updates on a regular cadence to improve performance and reliability.
- Collaborates with appropriate stakeholders to determine user requirements for a scenario.
- Acts as a Designated Responsible Individual (DRI) and guides other engineers by developing and following the playbook, working on call to monitor system/product/service for degradation, downtime, or interruptions, alerting stakeholders about status and initiates actions to restore system/product/service for simple and complex problems when appropriate.
Other
- Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements are required for this role.
- Microsoft Cloud Background Check: This position will be required to pass the Microsoft Cloud Background Check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter.
- Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. Consistent with applicable law, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran or military status, race, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances.
- If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations.
