Senior Software Engineer

1 Month ago • 6-8 Years • DevOps

Job Summary

Job Description

As a Senior Software Engineer at Microsoft, you'll lead initiatives focusing on service reliability, availability, quality, security, and usability for Azure Cloud Shell – a browser-accessible shell for managing Azure resources. You will collaborate with internal and external teams, gather customer feedback, and translate it into actionable plans. Responsibilities include architecture design, stakeholder communication, incident response, code review, and new feature development. The role requires extensive technical experience with various programming languages (C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript) and experience running highly distributed web services in Azure or other cloud providers. On-call responsibilities are part of the role.
Must have:
  • Extensive technical engineering experience
  • Experience running highly distributed web services
  • Demonstrable technical leadership
  • Collaboration with stakeholders
  • Lead initiatives around security, quality, and reliability
  • C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript experience
Good to have:
  • Open source and Linux experience
  • People management experience

Job Details

Overview

Azure Cloud Shell is an interactive, authenticated, browser-accessible shell for managing Azure resources at the command line. The service hosts millions of sessions each month and is integrated with Azure Portal, VS Code, Windows Terminal, MS Learn, and more. Our team ensures that the Cloud Shell environment is up to date with the latest tools and features that system administrators rely on for day-to-day operations, such as the Azure CLI, Ansible, Python, and Kubernetes control. We collaborate with various internal teams to integrate new functionalities and provide a robust and reliable service for Azure users. 

As a Senior Software Engineer on our team, you will lead initiatives around service reliability, availability, quality, security, and usability. You will interact with new and existing customers, gather feedback, and translate it into actionable roadmaps and plans. Your skills and expertise will contribute to the creativity and growth of our team as we embark on a new phase of design and development. 

Microsoft’s mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. As employees we come together with a growth mindset, innovate to empower others, and collaborate to realize our shared goals. Each day we build on our values of respect, integrity, and accountability to create a culture of inclusion where everyone can thrive at work and beyond. 

Qualifications

Required Qualifications: 

  • Extensive technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript,
  • Demonstrable experience running a highly distributed Web service in Azure or other cloud providers
  • Demonstrable technical leadership experience, with demonstrable results including collaborating with external stakeholders

Other Requirements: 

  • 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 Qualifications:  

  • Open source and Linux experience is a strong plus

  •  

    People management experience is a plus

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Responsibilities

  • Lead initiatives around security, quality, availability, reliability and new feature development. 
  • Conduct architecture design sessions with partners, stakeholders and the team. Present designs to stakeholders and leadership. 
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including product managers and designers, to build a deep understanding of customer requirements and constraints. 
  • Communicate effectively with team members and stakeholders. Resolve conflict and build consensus effectively. 
  • Propose new ideas and ways of working to increase developer productivity on the team. 
  • Act as a Designated Responsible Individual (DRI) and work to respond to live site incidents, restore service, and enhance the product to prevent them from happening again. Our engineers are currently on-call for two weeks approximately every 4 months. 
  • Participate in code reviews, testing, and debugging to ensure the highest level of code quality. 

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