Microsoft's Azure Core Compute team is looking to solve problems related to ensuring industry-leading availability, reliability, performance, compliance, and security for their mission-critical cloud platform, which runs on millions of machines worldwide.
Requirements
- proven experience coding in languages including, but not limited to, C++ or Rust
- Academic and/or professional experience with at least one of the following: distributed systems, systems programming, and/or object oriented programming.
- Academic and/or professional experience with Linux and/or Windows.
- Academic and/or professional experience with at least one of the following: RPC frameworks (gRPC), Kernel concepts, and/or Secure Coding.
- experience coding in languages including, but not limited to, C++ or Rust
- experience with at least one of the following: RPC frameworks (gRPC), Kernel concepts, and/or Secure Coding.
Responsibilities
- Supports feature deployments across Azure Core Compute infrastructure, considering user and service impact while following safe deployment practices.
- Collaborates with cross-functional teams to define feature requirements and integrate feedback into design iterations.
- Applies coding standards and best practices, developing maintainable and extensible code with guidance.
- Participates in code reviews and uses debugging tools to proactively and reactively resolve issues in backend services.
- Supports documentation and dependency mapping for features, gaining exposure to system interactions and backend architecture.
- Contributes to architectural discussions and technical validation efforts, including hypothesis testing and automation integration.
- Participates in live service operations and acts as a Designated Responsible Individual (DRI) to monitor and restore system functionality within SLA timelines.
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 will accept applications for these roles until October 31, 2025.
- Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer.
- If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations.
