Microsoft · 3 days ago
Senior Software Engineer -Azure Kubernetes Service
United States
Full-time
Remote
Mid, Senior Level
$120K/yr - $235K/yr
4+ years expMicrosoft is building container management and orchestration services designed for the cloud and beyond. As a Senior Software Engineer on the Azure Kubernetes Service team, you will contribute to defining the next generation of cloud-native infrastructure on Microsoft Azure and collaborate with peers to design and implement scalable solutions.
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Responsibilities
Advance the capabilities of Kubernetes and auxiliary components on Azure
Improve quality of service for Microsoft Azure Kubernetes Service
Accelerate development velocity for all engineers
Balance pragmatism with vision; deliver continuous improvements to the team’s process and codebase
Build automation to prevent and/or remediate service problems from becoming production incidents
Qualification
Required
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#, Golang OR Java, JavaScript, or Python OR equivalent experience
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
Master's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 6+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Golang, Java, JavaScript, or Python OR Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 8+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python OR equivalent experience
4+ year(s) experience in commercial software development, including building, shipping, and operating reliable, cloud distributed solutions and engaging in site-reliability engineering practices
4+ years experience with workload and container orchestration using Kubernetes or a similar platform
4+ years experience with container runtimes such as Docker, Rkt, runC, and understanding how they interact with operating system components
4+ years experience working in Linux environments
4+ year(s) experience in commercial software development, including building, shipping, and operating reliable, distributed solutions and engaging in site-reliability engineering practices
Company
Microsoft
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