Software Engineer
Microsoft · Posted Oct 12
Software, cloud computing, artificial intelligence, and hardware services
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About the role
Microsoft's Azure Data engineering team builds the data platform for the age of AI across products such as Microsoft Fabric, Azure SQL DB, Azure Cosmos DB, Azure PostgreSQL, Azure Data Factory, Azure Synapse Analytics, Azure Service Bus, Azure Event Grid, and Power BI. Within Azure Data, the Microsoft Fabric platform team builds and maintains the operating system and provides customers a unified data stack to run an entire data estate. This Software Engineer role will help ensure the Fabric service is reliable and performant, reduce toil in maintaining the service, and provide a great experience to customers.
What you will do
- Work with all aspects of a high throughput and multi-tenant service.
- Collaborate effectively within the team and with partner teams across Microsoft.
- Be part of the on-call rotation for maintaining service health.
- Design, implement, and refine chosen solutions in close partnership with Product Management and partner teams.
- Champion operational excellence via established metrics, process governance, and policy controls for regular assessment and improvement.
- Document and define existing data engineering processes, data and technology, while evaluating them for optimization.
- Embody our culture and values
Skills used in this role
What the employer is looking for
- Min. 2 years technical experience in software engineering, network engineering, or systems administration.
- OR Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field AND 1+ year(s) technical experience in software engineering, network engineering, or systems administration
- OR Master's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field.
- 2+ years' experience with scripting languages such as PowerShell, Python etc.
- Experience writing code to automate day-to-day tasks.
- 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
- 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:
Benefits and support
- Compensation and benefits are detailed in the job posting
About Microsoft
Microsoft Corporation is a multinational technology company that develops, licenses, and supports a wide range of software products, services, and hardware devices. Best known for its Windows operating systems, Microsoft 365 productivity suite, and Xbox gaming consoles, the company has expanded heavily into enterprise cloud computing via Azure and advanced artificial intelligence solutions. As one of the world's most valuable public enterprises, it empowers individuals and businesses globally through innovative digital transformation.
- Industry
- Software
- Company size
- 228,000+ employees
- Founded
- April 4, 1975
- Location
- Redmond, Washington, USA
- Funding stage
- Public Company
Leadership
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Chief Financial Officer
Vice Chair and President
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