Senior Software Engineer

We are looking for a Senior Software Engineer to join our team! Azure Operator Nexus team, within Microsoft Azure Edge and Platform (E+P), is a globally distributed team responsible for the expanding Microsoft’s edge platform by extending Azure’s cloud capabilities to on-premises, multi-cloud, and edge environments, simplifying the management of scaled infrastructure and Kubernetes clusters. By projecting bare metal servers and Kubernetes clusters into Azure Resource Manager, customers can easily manage configurations and applications, enable monitoring and security, and deploy 1st and 3rd party applications. 

We are looking to hire a Senior Software Engineer to be on point for designing and implementing the next-generation Edge + Platform products and services for customers across the globe. This person will need to be technically sound, with in-depth knowledge and experience in Golang, Kubernetes, Linux and open-source technologies surrounding Kubernetes ecosystem.  

You will have end-to-end ownership of your areas, including architecture, design, code, testing, and telemetry coverage. This is an opportunity to collaborate with various teams and disciplines to deliver results that exceed our customers’ expectations, expand your knowledge, and accelerate your 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. 

Required/Minimum 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.
• Experience in GoLang 
• Experience in Linux Operating systems 
• Experience with Kubernetes, creating Custom Resources and Operators

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

Additional or 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.
• Knowledge of developing, testing, releasing, and operating reliable, distributed systems software 
• Knowledge of secure development practices and maintaining project compliance 
• Ability to troubleshoot and remediate issues in production systems 
• Experience in one or more of the following Areas: 
• Microsoft Azure core services 
• OSS communities, specifically with Ironic, Metal3, and Cluster API (CAPI) 
• Networking, Storage, and Compute (including virtualization) 
• Platform Monitoring, Logging and Alerting  
• CI/CD to automate delivery stages with pipelines and control promotion with quality gates 
• Cybersecurity with a focus on Cloud Infrastructure 

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 6, 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.

As a Senior Software Engineer you will contribute to and be responsible for: 

• Designing and developing features that will advance industry products 

• Building a continuous deployment product to rapidly integrate functionality and upgrade the platform 

• Contributing towards open-source projects 

• Mentoring engineers, performing frequent code reviews, and setting and upholding development best practices 

• Working across internal teams to ensure strategic program and product alignment 

• Developing and advancing test automation to increase quality and set an example for others 

• Collaborating with different engineering teams across the company to provide operational support 
   
• Embody our Culture and Values