Software Engineering
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, spanning databases, data integration, big data analytics, messaging and real-time analytics, and business intelligence. Within Azure Data, the Azure Data Analytics team owns the Data Warehouse, Data Engineering, Data Science, AI, and Power BI workloads in Microsoft Fabric, while the Data Engineering One Infra team builds and maintains the infrastructure powering Microsoft Fabric Spark, Azure Synapse Spark, and Cosmos Analytics at massive scale. This role involves writing and debugging code, testing design options, participating in code reviews, applying security best practices, collaborating with partner teams on feature integration and deployment, and taking on-call duty to resolve service degradation or downtime.
What you will do
- Learn and begin writing extensible, maintainable code, applying coding patterns and best practices.
- Assist in debugging, testing, and proactively identifying issues using tools like logs, telemetry, and automated code analysis under oversight.
- Support the development and testing of design options, understanding system dependencies, performance, scalability, and security fundamentals.
- Participate in code reviews to ensure quality, learn coding standards, and begin reviewing peers' work.
- Learn to incorporate AI tools responsibly across the software development lifecycle and review AI-generated changes.
- Support security best practices, including code invariants, security testing, monitoring, and compliance efforts with direct guidance.
- Collaborate with partner teams to ensure feature integration, end-to-end testing, and smooth deployment processes, escalating issues as necessary.
- Work on call to support customers and resolve service degradation, downtime, or interruptions.
Skills used in this role
What the employer is looking for
- Associate's Degree or Apprenticeship in Computer Science, or related technical discipline AND 6+ months work or internship proven experience 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 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.
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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