Senior Software Engineer

Are you interested in working on a high-scale distributed data system?  Do you want to apply that building a top tier metric solution for use across Microsoft and Azure?  On the Azure Monitor Metrics team, we build solutions that process and provide insights in near real-time from the largest data sets in the world.  Microsoft is partnering heavily within the industry on OTEL (Open Telemetry) and bringing the value it provides throughout the offerings. 

Our team develops a system that delivers: 

• Low latency data ingestion and processing capability  
• Efficient time series compression and storage  
• Scalable query capabilities across large datasets  
• An innovative time series optimized query language  

Required/Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, or related technical discipline AND 4+ years industry development experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python
  •  OR equivalent experience.
• Design and coding skills with architecture at scale experience  
• Experience delivering online services 

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 

• Knowledge of Microsoft Azure, AWS, or similar cloud computing platform(s)  
• Familiarity with stream or big data data processing systems such as Apache Storm, Flink, Spark or related  
• Knowledge of telemetry systems such as Prometheus, InfluxDB or related  
• Experience working in C# or building applications on Service Fabric 
• Understanding of OTEL (Open Telemetry) specifically related to the metrics data model and underlying concepts 

Software Engineering IC4 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $112,000 - $218,400 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 $145,800 - $238,600 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 and processes offers for these roles on an ongoing basis.

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.

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As a Senior Software Engineer, you will shape the future of the metric system by designing and developing high impact features for our customers.  You will participate in all stages of our planning and engineering life cycle to enable maximum influence on the product. 

Key Responsibilities: 

• Researching and prototyping new ideas  
• Designing features in collaboration with teammates and engineers across Microsoft  
• Implementing and validating scenarios end-to-end  
• Investigating and mitigating customer impacting issues 
• Mentoring and providing technical guidance to new developers  
• Partnering across the company and community to help shape the future state of metrics 

Other

• Embody our Culture and Values