Software Engineer II

Do you want to help revolutionize how Microsoft measures, monitors, and manages its $140B business portfolio? Do you want to design and build the next generation of user experiences and analytics platforms using cutting-edge technology? Do you want to influence product engineering teams to shape the next generation of data and analytics capabilities available to millions of Microsoft customers worldwide? 

The Finance Data and Experiences organization (FD&E) builds scaled solutions that enable Microsoft to run its end-to-end business more effectively and efficiently. FD&E operates within the business and has delivery partnerships across Finance, Sales, Marketing, and Engineering. Our products influence data-driven decision making across a myriad of users and audiences ranging from the company’s Leadership Team to front-line sellers working directly with customers. 

We pride ourselves on a culture of customer centricity, innovation, agility, transparency, and flexibility. We are always eager to hear new ideas and promote out of the box thinking when addressing complex process, architecture, or technology challenges. 

As a Software Engineer II, you will have an opportunity to lead and work with the latest cloud technologies to build industry-leading business management solutions for your customers. In this role, you will work with Azure, Synapse, and other cloud-native platforms to help architect and develop a suite of future-state analytics capabilities. 

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.

Required/Minimum 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, JavaScript, or Python
  • OR equivalent experience.
• 1+ years of experience in data modeling, ETL development, and Business Intelligence & Data warehousing, or similar skills. 

Additional or Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 4+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python
  • OR Master'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, JavaScript, or Python
  • OR equivalent experience.
• 5+ years of software development experience with big data processing systems or online services. 
• 5+ years of experience with any of the following: Python, C++, DAX, C#, Excel, DAX, Power BI, Power Query, Tableau, SQL. 
• Experience building cloud services on Azure; Experience with or exposure to Agile and iterative development processes. 
• Passion for building highly scalable and reliable cloud services and data. 
  
• Ability to communicate technical details clearly across teams, as well as ramp up quickly on new technologies. 
  
• Analytical skills with a systematic and structured approach to software design. 
  
• Familiarity with Finance data and business rhythms a plus. 

Software Engineering IC3 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $98,300 - $193,200 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 $127,200 - $208,800 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

Microsoft will accept applications for the role until May 16, 2025. 

• Assess, recommend, and adopt relevant new technologies, tools, and processes from Microsoft and industry. 

• Support and influence the team culture customer-centricity and continuous improvement. 

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

• Implement and maintain outstanding design and development processes. 

• Collaborate with others to solve complex problems by keeping pace with our global business. 

• Leverage sound engineering practices and principles. 

• Flight code changes, use telemetry and analytics to take a understand customer impact. 

• Provide technical feedback to our product engineering partners to evolve and mature our Azure services and Power Platform. 

• Work with multiple client partner teams to implement cohesive end-to-end experiences. 

• Other: Embody our culture and values