Microsoft · 4 hours ago
Software Engineer II
Redmond, WA
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$101K/yr - $199K/yr
2+ years expMicrosoft is seeking a talented Software Engineer II to contribute to the development of its rapidly growing commercial platform. In this role, you will tackle complex engineering challenges, writing high-quality code to build robust, reliable, and highly distributed software systems while collaborating with teams across the company.
Application Performance ManagementArtificial Intelligence (AI)Business DevelopmentData ManagementDevOpsInformation ServicesInformation TechnologyManagement Information SystemsNetwork SecuritySoftware
Responsibilities
Works with appropriate stakeholders to determine user requirements for a set of features
Contributes to the identification of dependencies, and the development of design documents for a product area with little oversight
Creates and implements code for a product, service, or feature, reusing code as applicable
Have a solid understanding of the software development cycle, from architecture to testing
Have a passion for quality, write secure, reliable, scalable, and maintainable code
Acts as a Designated Responsible Individual (DRI), working on call to monitor system/product/service for degradation, downtime, or interruptions, alerting stakeholders about status and initiates actions to restore system/product/service for simple and complex problems when appropriate
Pro-actively seeks new knowledge and adapts to new trends, technical solutions, and patterns that will improve the availability, reliability, efficiency, observability, and performance of products while also driving consistency in monitoring and operations at scale
Embody our Culture and Values
Qualification
Required
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
Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements are required for this role
Microsoft Cloud Background Check: This position will be required to pass the Microsoft background and Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter
Preferred
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
Industry experience with cloud technologies (Azure, AWS, Google)
Experience with distributed systems, micro-service architecture, scalability patterns, and high-availability architectures
Experience with REST Based API's development, messaging patterns (e.g. Service bus, Event Hub, Storage Queues) and cloud storage technologies ( e.g. Cosmos DB)
Proficient in problem-solving skills, with a data-driven approach to debugging and performance optimization
2+ years' experience in design and implementation of large-scale cloud services
2+ years' experience building extensible and maintainable services
Familiarity with modern engineering practices such as CI/CD and version control systems like Git
Company
Microsoft
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10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$1MKey Investors
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1981-09-01Series Unknown· $1M
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