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Microsoft · 1 day ago

Software Engineer II

Microsoft is a company where passionate innovators come to collaborate and envision what can be. They are seeking a Software Engineer II for Azure Full Stack development to develop enterprise-grade features impacting millions of learners using Microsoft Skilling platforms. The role involves designing and implementing sophisticated learning solutions that enhance Microsoft Skilling platforms and align with strategic goals.

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Responsibilities

Design, develop and maintain engineering infrastructure, tools, and services that power the Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery/Deployment (CI/CD) for Microsoft Learning (Skilling) platform and services
Develop software features for Skilling platforms, including requirement gathering, architecture, application and database design, development, testing, and deployment, while enforcing engineering proficient practices to ensure high-quality, scalable, and secure solutions. Leverage AI and develop Copilot features within the application to enhance user experience and productivity
Site Reliability: Support and maintain existing services & integrations with Line of Business (LOB) applications across the enterprise
Establish and enforce proficient practices in coding, testing, and documentation to ensure high standards for code quality, performance, and service reliability
Improve the reliability and debuggability of test frameworks by integrating automation and gates
Develop and utilize AI/LLM models to analyze test failures, identifying root causes such as test flakiness or infrastructure issues
Transition manual testing efforts currently handled by vendor Directly Responsible Individuals (DRIs) into automated processes
Optimizes, debugs, refactors, and reuses code to improve performance and maintainability, effectiveness, and return on investment (ROI). Applies metrics to drive the quality and stability of code, as well as appropriate coding patterns and proficient practices
Work across organizations and directly with partners both in WWL and across Microsoft including other engineers and product leaders
Drives identification of dependencies and the development of design documents for our security features. Identifies other teams and technologies that will be leveraged, how they will interact, and when one's own system may provide support to others. Determines any dependencies associated with application or platform functionality for the solution/product area. Understands up and downstream effects of solutions and work provided to ensure appropriate security and performance, drives reliability in the solutions, and optimizes dependency chains and retrieves across teams
Drives identification of areas of dependency and overlap with other teams or team members and drives coordination. Communicates across teams and resolves conflicts between teams

Qualification

C#JavaScriptPythonCloud developmentReactInfrastructure as CodeAzure SQLRESTful APIsAzure DevOpsCommunicationCollaboration

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#, JavaScript, or Python OR equivalent experience

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
2+ years of experience in cloud development principles and patterns, particularly loosely coupled architectures, micro-services and DevOps model
2+ years of experience coding in C#,.Net and React
2+ years of experience in building and deployment pipelines from scratch and using Infrastructure as Code (IaaC) templates such as Azure Resource Manager (ARM) templates or Bicep
2+ years of experience in Database development in Azure SQL, Cosmos DB, or Azure Data Factory (ADF)
Experience with Python, AI/LLM-based tools and frameworks, particularly for analyzing test failures and predicting root causes
Experience in developing applications using RESTful APIs, microservices architecture, ASP.NET, and Azure AI Foundry, with focus on scalable and intelligent enterprise solutions
Knowledge of data structures, algorithms, and software design principles
Experience in enterprise-scale technical experience with cloud and hybrid infrastructures, architecture designs, migrations, and technology management
Knowledge of tools like Azure DevOps or similar CI/CD platforms for integrating and managing test gates
Production experience with two or more of the following domains; automated secret and certificate management, building private firewalled networks with VPNs, building and managing multiple automated K8s clusters, implementing a global multi-region tech stack, automating API gateways, or automated code first data pipelines (Azure Data Factory preferred)
Excellent communication skills and ability to collaborate in a multi-disciplinary team consisting of Software Engineers, Program Managers, and Data Scientists

Company

Microsoft

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Microsoft is a software corporation that develops, manufactures, licenses, supports, and sells a range of software products and services.

H1B Sponsorship

Microsoft has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (9192)
2024 (9343)
2023 (7677)
2022 (11403)
2021 (7210)
2020 (7852)

Funding

Current Stage
Public Company
Total Funding
$1M
Key Investors
Technology Venture Investors
2022-12-09Post Ipo Equity
1986-03-13IPO
1981-09-01Series Unknown· $1M

Leadership Team

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Satya Nadella
Chairman and CEO
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Vukani Mngxati
Chief Executive Officer - Microsft South Africa
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