Software Engineer II

• Collaborate with stakeholders todetermineuser requirements for a set of features.

• Contribute to the identification of dependencies and the development of design documents for a product area with minimal oversight.

• Create and implement code for products, services, or features, reusing code as applicable.

• Participate in efforts to break down larger work items into smaller tasks and provide estimations.

• Act as a Designated Responsible Individual (DRI), workingon-calltomonitorsystems, product features, or services for degradation, downtime, or interruptions, and gain approval to restore systems/products/services for simple issues.

• Stay current in skills by investing time and effort into keeping abreast of developments that improve the availability, reliability, efficiency, observability, and performance of products, while driving consistency in monitoring and operations at scale.

• Build design, code, and deployment with security built in as default.

• Drive detailed design and implementation based on functional requirements.

• Be a key contributor to delivering high-quality,highly availableservices that meet customer SLAs globally.

• Drive improvements for systems and engineering processes with simplicity and maintainability as core tenets.

• Deliver value through a collaborative approach spanning multiple teams across geographies.

• Be a role model for an open, honest, and inclusive approach to problem-solving.

• Leverage subject-matter experience of product features and partner with stakeholders (e.g., project managers) to drive project plans, release plans, and work items for the workgroup.

• Support and influence theteamculture towards customer-centricity and continuous improvement.

• Implement practices that ensureaccurate, safe, and efficient releases for our services.

• Leverage sound engineering practices and principles.
• Embody ourCultureandValues.

Required Qualifications:

• 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, Python orequivalent 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.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master's Degree in Computer Science or a related technical field, along with 2+ years of technical engineering experience with coding in languages such as C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python; OR Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or a related technical field, along with 4+ years of technical engineering experience with coding in languages such as C, C++, C#, Java OR equivalent experience.
• 2+ years' experience indesignand implementation of large-scalecloud services.
• 2+ years' experience building extensible and maintainable services that last the test of time.

• Industry experience with cloud technologies (Azure, AWS, Google).

• Experience with distributed systems, micro-service architecture, scalability patterns, and high-availability architectures.

• Experience with REST Based API's development, messaging patterns (e.g.Service bus, Event Hub, Storage Queues) and cloud storage technologies( e.g.Cosmos DB)

• Proficient in problem-solving skills, with a data-driven approach to debugging and performance optimization.

• Effective communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to lead technical discussions.

• Passion for customer-focused innovation.

• Experience in deploying, monitoring, and operating services in the cloud.

• Ability to learn quickly and self-motivated.

• Excellent problem-solving, troubleshooting, and organizational skills.

• Experience with or exposure to Agile and iterative development processes.
• Familiarity with modern engineering practices such as CI/CD and version control systems like Git.

Software Engineering IC3 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $100,600 - $199,000 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 $131,400 - $215,400 per year.

Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here:
https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/us-corporate-pay

This position will be open for a minimum of 5 days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.

Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran or military status, race, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance with religious accommodations and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations.