Software Engineer II

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Would you like the opportunity to work on the operating system (OS) platform that powers Microsoft Azure? You will be part of the Microsoft Core OS team within the Azure Edge and Platform organization. Our team is responsible for developing technologies that deploy OS updates to the Azure fleet with minimal customer impact. How do you deliver seamless updates on time to an ever-growing fleet? How do you deploy impactful OS updates while keeping millions of virtual machines (VMs) running? How do you build infrastructure for flighting and experimentation to reduce time-to-market for new features? If these challenges interest you, this role may be a great fit.

We are seeking a Software Engineer II who is passionate about researching new areas, writing efficient code, improving coding standards, and delivering high-quality solutions quickly. Our team follows short, frequent release cycles and provides opportunities for innovation across multiple areas. This position offers the chance to work on complex problems, collaborate across teams, and contribute to technologies that enhance reliability and performance for Azure customers.

You will gain experience in large-scale distributed systems and cloud infrastructure while helping to design and implement solutions that impact millions of users worldwide.

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 experience with on cloud technologies

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.
• 1+ years experience with live site engineering
• 1+ years experience with moving up / down the stack and writing code in both managed and native languages
• 1+ years experience working with large scale distributed systems

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• Design and Develop secure, testable and maintainable code
• Execute full software development life cycle (SDLC)
• Embrace agile engineering practices and dev-ops culture with Live Site focus. End to End engineering (from architecture to Livesite) accountability for the services
• Carry out quick proofs of concepts
• Troubleshoot, debug and upgrade existing systems
• Develop end to end telemetry pipeline and live site monitors and alerts
• Leverage data and telemetry to make decisions and drive feedback into systems design and implementation