Microsoft · 1 day ago
Software Engineer II
Redmond, WA
Full-time
Onsite
Entry, Mid Level
$101K/yr - $199K/yr
2+ years expMicrosoft is a leading technology company empowering every person and organization on the planet. As a Software Engineer II in the RTC team, you will ensure high availability of communication services while applying cutting-edge technologies and collaborating with stakeholders to deliver solutions.
Agentic AIApplication Performance ManagementArtificial Intelligence (AI)Business DevelopmentDevOpsInformation 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
Contributes to efforts to break down larger work items into smaller work items and provides estimation
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
Remains current in skills by investing time and effort into staying abreast of current developments that will improve the availability, reliability, efficiency, observability, and performance of products while also driving consistency in monitoring and operations at scale
Design, build, and operate scalable, reliable, and secure runtime infrastructure for real-time communications
Drive modernization initiatives, including migration to Linux and ARM architectures, and adoption of AI-assisted tooling
Collaborate with partner teams to ensure seamless integration and high availability of RTC services
Implement and maintain best practices for service orchestration, monitoring, incident response, and continuous improvement
Ensure compliance with Microsoft’s security, privacy, and operational standards
Participate in on-call rotations and contribute to incident management and root cause analysis
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. 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
1+ year of experience with technical fundamentals in distributed systems, databases, or cloud-native architecture
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
Company
Microsoft
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10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
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$1MKey Investors
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