Software Engineer II

The Microsoft Cloud for Sovereignty team is a globally distributed engineering team aiming to bring the power of the Microsoft Public Cloud to the unique challenges of public sector workloads with strict government compliance & security requirements. Combining the flexibility and scale of public clouds such as Azure with needs for data residency, guardrails, policies, and strict security, our multi-disciplinary team-members contribute directly to Microsoft’s mission to empower every organization on the planet to achieve more.  

We are looking for a Software Engineer II to join us on the journey of delivering the building blocks for digitally transforming sovereign workloads across the world. Are you excited to learn and explore many aspects of the depth and breadth of Azure, Microsoft 365, Microsoft Fabric, and Power Platform? Are you ready to build customer centric products that meet sovereign requirements with Microsoft’s cloud infrastructure & platforms by considering scale, resiliency, and security needs across many countries and regions in the world? Are you interested in joining a continuously learning, globally collaborating team dedicated to innovation and embracing diverse perspectives? Then come and join us!  

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. 

In alignment with our Microsoft values, we are committed to cultivating an inclusive work environment for all employees to positively impact our culture every day. 

Required/Minimum 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. 

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/Additional 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.
• 1+ years of experience with designing globally scalable, secure, and compliant (cloud) services. 
• 1+ years of experience building solutions leveraging Machine Learning.    
• Experience in python, pytorch, large language model, and generative AI.   
• Experience building knowledge graphs and domain specific ontologies    
• Experience in indexing technologies/semantic search.    
• Passion for machine learning, artificial intelligence, and data science.   
• Experienced with technical design, problem solving and debugging  
• Experience monitoring, testing and supporting online services   
• Experience with building services in regulated industries such as FSI, Defense & Security or Public Sector  
• Interest in improving engineering systems & practices and creation of high-quality software

Software Engineering IC3 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $94,300 - $182,600 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 $120,900 - $198,600 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 will accept applications for the role until May 3, 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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We are looking for people with a passion for Artificial Intelligence (AI) and experiences working with all service aspects of high throughput and multi-tenant services, ability to design components carefully, properly handle errors, write clean and well-factored code with good tests and good maintainability. 

Responsibilities include:  

• Develop highly scalable, secure, reliable and composable services and components.  
• Prototype and iterate on new components and customer-innovation AI focused features.  
• Collaborate with appropriate stakeholders to understand user requirements.  
• Use product development proven practices, deliver on scale and performance requirements.  
• Contribute to continuous improvements, including metrics & test automation of deliverables.  
• Maintain operations of live service as issues arise on a rotational, on-call basis.  
• Verify service architecture meets security and compliance requirements and expectations.

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