Software Engineer

3 Days ago • 1 Years + • DevOps

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Job Description

This Software Engineer role at Microsoft involves designing, developing, and operating large-scale, reliable cloud services. Responsibilities include writing high-quality code, collaborating with various teams, implementing monitoring and automation, participating in on-call rotations, and resolving customer incidents. The work centers on ingesting petabyte-scale telemetry data from datacenter critical environments, utilizing machine learning and heuristics for real-time detections and deep analytics for optimization and command & control. The team builds big data pipelines to improve customer availability, safety, and infrastructure optimization of the Microsoft Cloud. This role requires experience with large-scale services on Azure or similar environments, and proficiency in languages like C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python.
Must have:
  • Design, develop, and operate large-scale cloud services
  • Write high-quality, maintainable, high-performance code
  • Experience with Azure services (App Services, AKS, Azure Storage, etc.)
  • Work with stakeholders to deliver new features
  • Investigate and resolve customer incidents
Good to have:
  • Experience working with IoT systems
  • Experience leading/delivering projects across multiple teams
  • Experience with test-driven development
  • Experience building and operating high-scale services
Perks:
  • Industry leading healthcare
  • Educational resources
  • Discounts on products and services
  • Savings and investments
  • Maternity and paternity leave
  • Generous time away
  • Giving programs
  • Networking opportunities

Overview

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.In alignment with our Microsoft values, we are committed to cultivating an inclusive work environment for all employees to positively impact our culture every day.Are you looking to be at the forefront of Microsoft’s cloud computing transformation? Are you looking to work in an agile environment that ships frequently while maintaining a focus on long-term bets? Do you want to work with state of the art distributed systems that deal with near real time detections on petabyte scale telemetry  using Machine Learning and traditional software to deliver on Cloud Availability and Safety goals. Do you want to make an impact in a team of talented engineers delivering world class Software solutions? Are you passionate about building Petabyte scale Big Data Pipelines to ingest and process  Data center Critical Environment Telemetry and draw deep insights designed to improve cutsomer availability of Microsoft Cloud, safety and Infrastructure optimization? Currently our team owns  critical environment telemetry data products that is used for real -time detections using Machine Learning and heuristics, deep analytics for optimization and Command & Control.

 

Microsoft Cloud Operations & Innovation (CO+I) is the engine that powers Microsoft cloud services through the operation of our unified global datacenters enabling ~30% of Microsoft revenue through Commercial Cloud ($38 billion in FY20 Q1). The Cloud Infrastructure Health team in CO+IE is focused on improving Cusomer Availability, Data center Safety, Capacity and helping optimize the utilization of Datacenter resources using telemetry and Insights. Our systems analyze petabyte scale telemetry data from Datacenter critical environments and secondary signals in near real time and offline that enable timesensitive insights directly impacting  Cloud Operations.Our team is looking for an experienced, competent, and motivated Softwares Engineer.

 

As a Software Engineer, you will be working closely software engineers, product managers, data scientists, analysts to build Software solutions to Ingest petabyte scale scritical environment telemetry, data products, real time detections using Machine Learning and Heuristics.

 

*This role is located either in one or all hub locations - Atlanta, GA, Washington, D.C., Redmond, WA, San Antonio, TX or Phoenix, AZ.
*Relocation support will be provided, and successful candidates must relocate or reside within 50 miles of the hub office location.
*This role is eligible for hybrid or remote work, up to 100%.

Qualifications

Required/minimum qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, or related technical discipline with proven experience coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python
    • OR equivalent experience.

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.

Additional or preferred qualifications

  • Master's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field with proven experience 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 1+ year(s) technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python OR equivalent experience.
  • 1+ years software development experience (online services preferred) and experience in testing, deploying and supporting large scale services on Azure, AWS or similar environments
  • Ability to understand unfamiliar code bases, and debug server-side, multi-threaded, and highly scalable applicatio
  • Experience working with IOT systems.
  • Passion for learning and teaching.
  • Extensive experience working on Azure services (App Services, AKS, Azure Storage, Event Hub, etc.).
  • Experience leading/delivering projects that span multiple engineering teams.
  • Experience working in Agile environments.
  • Experience with test-driven development.
  • Experience building and operating high scale services.

Software Engineering IC2 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $81,900 - $160,200 per year. There is a different range applicable to specific work locations, within the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area, and the base pay range for this role in those locations is USD $105,600 - $174,600 per year.

Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here:

Microsoft will accept applications for the role until January 3, 2025

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Responsibilities

  • Design, develop and operate large scale, efficient and reliable cloud services.
  • Write high quality, maintainable and high-performance code following demonstrated development principles. 
  • Follow best practices and bring thought leadership. 
  • Work with Project Managers and business stakeholders to design and deliver new features, collaborating with partner teams across the org to ensure successful launches.
  • Identify opportunities and drive the implementation of monitoring, self-healing, and automation capabilities to improve service manageability and reliability.
  • Participate in an on-call rotation (typically 24/7 for one week every 6-8 weeks) acting as Designated Responsible Individual (DRI) to monitor production systems for degradation, downtime, or interruptions, alerting stakeholders about status and taking appropriate actions to restore system/product/service. 
  • Investigate and resolve Customer Reported Incidents, continually looking for ways to minimize or eliminate future incidents and improve customer experiences.
  • Embody our culture and values.
Benefits/perks listed below may vary depending on the nature of your employment with Microsoft and the country where you work.
Industry leading healthcare
Educational resources
Discounts on products and services
Savings and investments
Maternity and paternity leave
Generous time away
Giving programs
Opportunities to network and connect
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$81.9K - $174.6K/yr (Outscal est.)
$128.3K/yr avg.
Redmond, Washington, United States

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