Software Engineer II

Are you excited about the next wave of innovation driven by Artificial Intelligence (AI)? Do you want to immerse yourself in the world of AI? Do you want to build the next generation of Azure Portal that enables customers to do more with less effort?

Azure Portal Intelligent Experiences team is in the forefront of AI innovation pushing boundaries of what’s possible in using artificial intelligence to assist customers in managing their infrastructure. We are looking for a Software Engineer II who is proficient and committed about building end user experiences and willing to learn fast and work in a highly dynamic and data-driven environment of AI-driven technologies. Our team embraces a hybrid working environment with flexible work opportunities to work from home partially or fully.

A Software Engineer II on our team value engineering practices that ensure high quality code – like rigorous code reviews and unit testing and have effective problem solving, design, coding and debugging skills, drive for execution and results. We value passion, creativity, agility, accountability, and desire to learn new complex, technical areas. We believe in the continuous growth of our team members. As part of the team, you will deepen your experience in AI technologies, collaborate with other engineers across Microsoft and enhance your skills in creating scalable solutions used every day by millions of people around the world.

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

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 2+ 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 of experience in web technologies like TypeScript/JavaScript, HTML, CSS, React, Node, etc.

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.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 4+ 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 2+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python
  • OR equivalent experience.
• Competency with prompt engineering and large language models (LLM) is a plus.
• Ability to navigate through unfamiliar code bases.
• Proficiency in technical design, problem solving and debugging.
• Demonstrated experience in shipping high quality products and services.

Microsoft will accept applications for this role till April 29, 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.

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• Understand User Requirements: Collaborates with appropriate stakeholders (e.g., project manager, technical lead) to determine user requirements for a scenario. Leverages a variety of feedback channels to incorporate insights into future designs or solution fixes. Ensures appropriate continuous feedback loops measuring customer value, usage patterns, and other actionable metrics of value are incorporated.
• Design: Contributes to the identification of dependencies and the development of design documents for a product, application, service, or platform. Develops design documents for designs or User Stories, and determines the technology that will be leveraged and how it will interact.
• Coding: Produces extensible and maintainable code. Optimizes, debugs, refactors, and reuses code to improve performance and maintainability, effectiveness, and return on investment (ROI). Applies metrics to drive the quality and stability of code, as well as appropriate coding patterns and best practices. Reviews the code of a product to assure it meets the team's and Microsoft’s quality standards, is reliable and accurate, and is appropriate for the scale of the product/solution area.
• Implement: Contributes to efforts to break down larger work items into smaller work items and provides estimation.
• Reliability and Supportability: Maintains operations of live service as issues arise on a rotational, on-call basis. Acts as a Designated Responsible Individual (DRI) and guides other engineers by developing and following the playbook, working on call to monitor system/product/service for degradation, downtime, or interruptions. Drives the refinement of products through data analytics, and makes informed decisions in engineering products through data integration.
• Engineering Excellence: Remains current in skills by investing time and effort into staying abreast of current developments that will improve the availability, reliability, efficiency, observability, and performance of products while also driving consistency in monitoring and operations at scale.