Software Engineer II

The Azure Platform Capacity and Efficiency team develops and operates the services that power the capacity experience for Azure customers. These include the Azure Allocator -- the core service that assigns customer workloads to physical resources -- along with services that analyze, monitor, and optimize capacity consumption. Working in the Azure Platform Capacity and Efficiency team offers a unique blend of distributed systems and optimization algorithms. Capacity services will meet the availability and scalability requirements of the Azure control plane while relying on data analysis and machine learning to drive improvements.

We are looking for a Software Engineer II to help us deliver a world-class platform capacity experience. In this role you will contribute to the design and implementation of these fundamental services in the Azure control plane. You will drive improvements to workload allocation; protection of capacity for reservations, fault-handling, and maintenance; and production of telemetry for prediction and optimization. You will join an inclusive and collaborative team that loves learning, values teamwork, and is dedicated to the success of Azure customers. You will have opportunities for mentorship, career growth, and direct impact on the Azure business. 

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.
• 1+ years Software Engineering Experience with multi-threaded, asynchronous, and/or distributed systems.

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.

Additional / Preferreed Qualifications: 

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field and 4+ years technical engineering experience with coding in C#, Java, C++, Go, or Rust.
• Or Master's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field and 2+ years technical engineering experience with coding in C#, Java, C++, Go, or Rust.
  
  • Or equivalent experience.
• 2+ years Software Engineering Experience with multi-threaded, asynchronous, and/or distributed systems.
• 2+ years experience operating and developing cloud-scale applications and services.
• 2+ years experience developing, debugging, optimizing, and maintaining code in object-oriented languages.

Software Engineering IC3 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $98,300 - $193,200 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 $127,200 - $208,800 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 June 20, 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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• Collaborates with appropriate stakeholders and business leaders to define the requirements and objectives of a capacity experience that is optimized for cloud-native customers.
• Identifies dependencies, documents design, and drives the work group's project and release plans for allocation and capacity services.
• Creates, implements, optimizes, debugs, refactors, and reuses code to establish and improve performance and maintainability, effectiveness, and return on investment.
• Designs and develops distributed software services and solutions that are engineered for scale, performance, and reliability.
• Contributes to high-quality engineering to ensure that services are functional and easy to operate, monitor, and maintain. Acts as a Designated Responsible Individual (DRI) and guides other DRI engineers by developing and following an operations playbook, by working on-call to monitor services for degradation, downtime, or interruptions, by alerting stakeholders about service status, and by initiating actions to restore service for simple and complex problems.
• Proactively seeks new knowledge and adapts to new trends, technical solutions, and patterns that will improve the availability, reliability, efficiency, observability, and performance of services while also driving consistency in monitoring and operations at scale.