Software Engineer II

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Our team is responsible for developing and maintaining the mission-critical storage service that captures and serves the output of every build across Microsoft.

As a Software Engineer II in Azure Artifacts you will be designing and implementing new features in our distributed storage service and participating in our devops support rotation. You will also search for ways to improve the reliability and scale of our systems. This opportunity will allow you to grow your distributed systems knowledge, proven engineering fundamentals and live site discipline.

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+ year(s) experience in C# and the .NET ecosystem.
• 1+ year(s) of experience with Cloud Services
• 6+ months of experience using AI-assisted development tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot, or similar) to enhance productivity and code quality.

Other Requirements:

• The ability to meet Microsoft, customer, and/or government security screening requirements is 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:

• Master's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 3+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python OR Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 5+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python
  • OR equivalent experience.
• Experience maintaining and improving complex codebases.
  
• Experience writing highly concurrent services and implementing optimizations at scale.
  
• Experience debug problems in distributed systems and production services.
  
• Experience working in an operations-focused environment with on-call rotations.
• Experience with Kubernetes or similar cloud platforms.

Software Engineering IC3 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $100,600 - $199,000 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 $131,400 - $215,400 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 posts positions for a minimum of 5 days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.

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• Work on a large-scale, highly-available backend service that handles massive concurrency and throughput.
• Write clean, maintainable, and high-performance C# code that prioritizes simplicity over cleverness.
• Debug and resolve production issues in a live service environment.
• Contribute to architectural decisions that balance scalability, maintainability, and speed.
• Works with appropriate stakeholders to determine user requirements for a set of features.
• Acts as a Designated Responsible Individual (DRI) working on-call to monitor system/product feature/service for degradation, downtime, or interruptions and gains approval to restore system/product/service for simple problems.
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