Senior Software Engineer

Microsoft Azure Edge + Platform is globally distributed team who are responsible for the platform for Microsoft and for delivering Microsoft’s edge vision. We create the most reliable and trustworthy OS and platform services to empower Microsoft and our customers to achieve more.  

The Industrial Metaverse Data Experiences team in Azure Edge + Platform is responsible for building low-code/no-code, AI enabled experiences to empower industrial customers to unlock differentiated business value with industrial data. We strive to help industrial customers in manufacturing, energy, transportation and logistics to seek new ways to reduce costs, increase yield and maximize productivity. We are an integrated offering in Microsoft Fabric. Microsoft Fabric is an end-to-end analytics and data platform for enterprises that require a unified solution. Our goal is to bring together different personas – namely data engineers, data scientists, Operational Technologies into a unified experience in Fabric. We plan to build Copilot experiences that let customers ask questions about their industrial data estate in natural language, help them model from the data ingested and get to business insights much faster.  

We are looking to hire a Senior Software Engineer to drive the design and development of the back-end components in Microsoft Fabric. We run as a startup, encouraging team members to share a sense of being a founder. Team members work closely with customers, iterate rapidly and focus on solving the needs of industrial customers. Our culture is inclusive, casual, and motivated. Our team celebrates diverse backgrounds, and values passion for serving our customers. Our team has a keen sense of accountability and provides its members with opportunities for learning and career growth.  

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.

In alignment with our Microsoft values, we are committed to cultivating an inclusive work environment for all employees to positively impact our culture every day.

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# or Java 

• OR equivalent experience. 

• 4+ years experience in proven track record of developing, deploying, and maintaining high-performance, scalable backend applications.    

Other Requirements

Cloud Background Check
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:

Other Requirements:
This position will be required to pass the Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter.

Preferred Qualifications 

• Experience working on big data platforms, with proficiency in one or more of the following: Apache Spark, Delta Lake, and/or Parquet. 
• Proficiency in SQL and relational databases; Graph databases a plus. 
• 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# or Java 
  • 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# or Java 
  • OR equivalent experience. 

• Demonstrable design, coding, debugging, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills 
• Proficient CS fundamentals and inclination for architecting at scale 
• Experience working on big data platforms, with proficiency in one or more of the following: Apache Spark, Delta Lake, and/or Parquet. 
• Proficiency in SQL and relational databases; Graph databases a plus.
• A passion for improving engineering practices and producing high quality software 

• Creative and innovative thinking with the ability to deal with the ambiguity associated with working in a fast-paced and changing environment.  

• Track record of delivering products, features and functionality on time, at extremely high quality.  

• Deeply understands and ensures that product/business/user needs are met or exceeded.  

• Brings people together across teams to successfully collaborate on innovative solutions.  

• Easily deals with ambiguity, prioritizes, and make decisions with good judgment.  

• Cares deeply about growing people, is a coach, and acts as a role model. 

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 the role until October 18, 2024.

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.

• Lead discussions for architecture of the product/solution features, creates proposals for architecture, ensures designs meets scaling, performance, compliance and security expectations. 

• Lead by example within the team by producing extensible and maintainable code. Optimize, debug, refactor and reuse code to improve maintainability. Apply metrics to drive quality and stability of the code.  

• Review code from peers to ensure it follows coding best practices, is reliable and accurate, has enough test coverage and verified before it is released to production. 

• Maintain operations of live services to ensure services maintain customer promised SLAs. Raise the operational bar and engineering excellence of the systems owned by the team.  

• Maintain communication with key partners across the Microsoft ecosystem of engineers. Acts as a key contact for leadership to ensure alignment with partners' expectations. 

• Embrace a learning mindset, continuously seeking new technologies and methods to enhance team performance and product quality.   

Embody our Culture and Values