Senior Software Engineer

Microsoft is a company where passionate innovators come to collaborate, envision what can be and take their careers further. This is a world of more possibilities, more innovation, more openness, and the sky is the limit thinking in a cloud-enabled world.

Microsoft’s Azure Data engineering team is leading the transformation of analytics in the world of data with products like databases, data integration, big data analytics, messaging & real-time analytics, and business intelligence. The products our portfolio include Microsoft Fabric, Azure SQL DB, Azure Cosmos DB, Azure PostgreSQL, Azure Data Factory, Azure Synapse Analytics, Azure Service Bus, Azure Event Grid, and Power BI. Our mission is to build the data platform for the age of AI, powering a new class of data-first applications and driving a data culture.

Within Azure Data, the business intelligence team builds and maintains Power BI which is the undisputed leader in BI tool in the industry today and serves as the bridge between data professionals & Office users. Power BI’s core value proposition is to enable end users to get answers & insights from their data through data visualization. To enable securely scaling and distributing content to millions of users, Power BI's core service builds on top of Microsoft Azure, Microsoft Fabric & Copilots.

We're looking for a Senior Software Engineer that is experienced in distributed cloud service engineers, focusing on platform scalability and security. You'll have opportunity to help define service architecture & patterns, work closely with technical experts across Azure Data, and ensure security fundamentals. As a broadly scoped role, you’ll have opportunities to work across components, mentor with area experts, and make an impact on the critical systems powering the Power BI cloud service.

We do not just value differences or different perspectives. We seek them out and invite them in so we can tap into the collective power of everyone in the company. As a result, our customers are better served.

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 developing and maintaining large-scale distributed systems. Familiarity with cloud design patterns and practices.
• Experience in using cloud platforms like Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud Platform, or Amazon Web Services

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/Additional Qualifications:

• Familiarity with OAuth, AAD/Entra or similar Authentication & Authorization technologies
• Background in software or network security

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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• Lead discussions for the architecture of products/solutions, creating proposals by testing design hypotheses and helping to refine code plans. Assure system architecture meets security and compliance requirements and expectations.
• Apply debugging tools and examines logs, telemetry, and other methods to verify assumptions through writing and developing code proactively before issues occur. Conduct retrospectives & debugging of solutions to identify root causes of problems.
• Review code to assure it meets the team's and Microsoft’s quality standards, ensuring reliability and accuracy. Consider diagnosability, reliability, and maintainability
• Embody our culture and values