Senior Software Engineer

Do you want to build new Azure services? Does working on Open-source software excite you? If yes, please join us to architect the services from the ground.

We are staffing a Senior Software Engineer to design, build and operate new managed services for developers, based on the best open-source software, in close cooperation with the 3rd party companies.

We are looking for Senior Software Engineer who can thrive in a dynamic, fast-paced environment, and value a healthy working environment where open, diverse, respectful, care and support are the culture. We expect engineers to write high-quality code, and own the test and DevOps lifecycle.

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.
• 2+ years experience in building, shipping and operating reliable, distributed solutions.

Other Requirements:

Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements 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:

• Experience working in Linux environment.
• Experience working with open source projects.
• Self-driven, can work independently and is capable of dealing with ambiguities.
• Experience with Docker and DevOps tools such as Kubernetes, DC/OS (Distributed Cloud/Operation System), Docker Swarm.
• Experience with cloud infrastructure such as Azure or AWS (Amazon Web Services).
• Experience in site-reliability engineering practices.
• Experience working with Resource provider, Azure portal, Azure Security and compliance of existing Azure services is a big plus.
• Technical and problem solving skills.

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 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.

• Responsibilities for this role include different aspects of building an Azure service - such as prototyping, developing resource provider, authoring Azure portal extensions, building integration data plane, handling live site issues, driving security compliance etc.
• You will have opportunities to work across the stack to build new Azure services.
• Drives identification of dependencies and the development of design documents for a product, application, service, or platform.
• Creates, implements, optimizes, debugs, refactors, and reuses code to establish and improve performance and maintainability, effectiveness, and return on investment (ROI).
• Embody our culture and values .