Software Engineer II

Are you driven by the challenge of enhancing container software supply chain security across a broad spectrum of teams, organizations, and open-source communities? Do you thrive in agile environments where innovation and customer satisfaction are at the forefront? We are on the lookout for software engineers to lead the technical development of state-of-the-art software supply chain security products at Azure.

As a Software Engineer II, you will be responsible for designing and building products and solutions for strengthening the software secure supply chain security in the cloud-native ecosystem. You will be collaborating with other engineers to create designs and getting buy-in from the rest of the company and open-source communities like Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) and Open Source Security Foundation (OpenSSF). This position requires strong collaboration across team and organizational boundaries.

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 Qualifications:

• You have at least  4 - 5  years + experience working at high-paced environment in a software engineering role 
• 4 -5  years min technical engineering experience and proficency coding in at least one language including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, Golang, JavaScript, or Python
• 2+ years of experiences with containers, container security and software secure supply chain ecosystem.
• Desire to work in open-source, communicating with both team members and open-source contributors asynchronously via GitHub, Slack, and regular community meetings on Zoom.
• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field OR equivalent experience / courses 
• Excellent communications skills and ability to work collaboratively across several teams and excellent problem-solving skills with ability to quickly adapt to new technology and go deep.
• Solve problems by always leading with deep passion and empathy for customers

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience working with software supply chain security build attestations, such as SBOMs and provenance, is a plus.
  
• Experience with one or more Linux packaging solutions (such as apt, apk, yum, or others) are a plus.
  
• Experience with dependabot or other dependency management systems is a plus.

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.

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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• Partner with product managers, business stakeholders, and users to understand user pain points deeply and create innovative solutions that delight your customers in an agile development environment.
• Collaborate across teams and disciplines to deliver high-quality, high-impact customer-facing products and features.
• Enjoys new technological challenges and excels at solving them.
• Strive for excellence in everything you do: culture, collaboration, process, tools, design, engineering practices, customer experience, performance, and security.