Senior Software Engineer

Microsoft aspires to make Microsoft Azure the platform of choice for hosting and operating APIs of any kind at any scale. Azure API Gateway is a fully managed solution under Azure API Management that customers can efficiently leverage to create, publish, maintain, monitor, and secure APIs on any compute, with proper governance, traffic management, and observability guaranteed. 
 
We are seeking a Senior Software Engineer who can help us make Azure API Gateway seamlessly work for containerized, cloud-native, and serverless workloads and naturally fit modern AI-centric development and operational practices, thus contributing to the ambitious goal of tripling the size of Azure’s API platform portfolio, which is an already substantial business in the next five years. 
 
This role will demand a blend of technology skills and be accountable for significant engineering areas. It will require well-developed cloud-native distributed system skills, the ability to execute engineering goals and plans, drive innovation through agile execution, work closely with product, marketing, business development, and other internal stakeholders, and ongoing interactions with customers and partners. 
 
Microsoft’s mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. As employees we come together with a growth mindset, innovate to empower others, and collaborate to realize our shared goals. Each day we build on our values of respect, integrity, and accountability to create a culture of inclusion where everyone can thrive at work and beyond.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, or related technical discipline AND 4+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python
  • OR equivalent experience.

Other Requirements:

Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements are required for this role. These requirements include, but are not limited to the following specialized security screenings:  
Microsoft Cloud Background Check: This position will be required to pass the Microsoft Cloud Background Check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter. 

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 8+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python

  • OR Master's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 6+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python

  • OR equivalent experience.

• Experience with developing API(Application Programming Interface)management solutions

Software Engineering IC4 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $117,200 - $229,200 per year. There is a different range applicable to specific work locations, within the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area, and the base pay range for this role in those locations is USD $153,600 - $250,200 per year.

Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here: https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/us-corporate-pay

Microsoft will accept applications for this role until January 12, 2025.

Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances.  We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request via the Accommodation request form.

Benefits/perks listed below may vary depending on the nature of your employment with Microsoft and the country where you work.

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• Work with product managers and engineers to create implementation plans given product and feature requirements.
• Share learnings and identified solutions from investigations with the team.
• Independently create clear and articulated plans for testing and assuring quality solutions.
• Lead by example within the team by producing extensible and maintainable code.
• Apply debugging tools and examine logs, telemetry, and other data to verify assumptions while writing and developing code, both proactively before issues occur and reactively as issues occur.
• Drive efforts to ensure the correct processes are followed to achieve a high degree of security, privacy, safety, and accessibility.
• Remain current in skills by investing time and effort into staying abreast of current developments. 

• Other

  • Embody our Culture  &  Values