Microsoft · 1 day ago
Software Engineer II
United States
Full-time
Remote
Mid, Senior Level
$101K/yr - $199K/yr
2+ years expMicrosoft is a company where passionate innovators come to collaborate and envision what can be. They are seeking a Software Engineer II to join their Azure Data engineering team, focusing on building and maintaining operational Database systems and enabling developer-friendly, AI-enabled operational databases.
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Responsibilities
Participate in all stages of our cloud offering lifecycle - from initial research, discovery, data science, solution prototyping, development, testing, debugging, all the way through deployment to stage, production and operation readiness
You will have the opportunity to wear multiple hats to demonstrate breadth, depth, and leadership
Placement and load-balancing is a complex and highly sensitive area where even one change in the algorithms and policies can have immediate and impactful changes to customer experience as well as the economics of the business
Close ties with Microsoft Research means that this position will afford opportunities to make externally visible research impact
We are looking for someone to help determine and build the next generation of algorithms and software for this crucial area of Azure SQL DB
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. 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 4+ 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 6+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python OR equivalent experience
Demonstrate systems engineering skills and tendencies, generally in unmanaged code such as C++
Skills in replica quorum, transactional semantics, distributed consensus are a part of the day-to-day work
Demonstrate solid background in algorithms, particularly search space traversal and pruning
Company
Microsoft
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