Senior Software Engineer

Are you energized by the opportunity to shape the future of Cloud Computing? The Azure Dedicated team (AzD) is one of the fastest growing parts of the Microsoft Cloud Division and is responsible for expanding the capabilities of Azure Cloud in several areas.  To enable new experiences for our customers, we collaborate regularly across the company with Azure Networking, Compute, Storage, Key Vault, etc. and external vendors such as Nutanix, VMWare, NetApp, HPE, Arista, Cisco, SAP, etc. Join our team and immerse yourself in cutting-edge technologies, where you’ll accelerate your expertise and make a real impact in these rapidly evolving fields.

As a Senior Software Engineer in AzD, you will lead the development of a robust platform for integrating third-party products and services, including hardware and solutions from partners such as VMware, Nutanix, and NetApp, into the AzD ecosystem. In this role, you will drive engineering execution, system architecture, live-site operations, and overall solution quality. This opportunity will allow you to grow your career while working on important initiatives that are key to the future growth of Azure Cloud. You’ll be joining a diverse team that values teamwork and collaboration and offers opportunities for mentorship and career advancement. This is a flexible work opportunity that allows you to work partially from home.

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.

Required 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#, OR Java, JavaScript, or Python
  • OR equivalent experience.
• 4+ years' experience building and running scalable production services, including securing applications and infrastructure on top of cloud infrastructure like Azure, AWS, or GCP.
• 2+ years experience with inner and outer loop.
• 1+ years experience leading projects and/or mentoring other software engineers.
• 2+ years experience capturing customer/partner requirements and translating into team sprints for execution. 

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:

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science
  • OR related technical field AND 8+ 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 6+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python
  • OR equivalent experience.
• 6+ years' experience building and running scalable production services, including securing applications and infrastructure on top of cloud infrastructure like Azure, AWS, or GCP.
• Prior experience with Private Cloud platforms like KVM, VMware, Nutanix, OpenStack or Proxmox will be an advantage.
• Prior understanding of compute and networking frameworks to support these Private Clouds will be an advantage

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• Collaborates with appropriate stakeholders to determine user requirements for a scenario.
• Drives identification of dependencies and the development of design documents for a product, application, service, or platform.
• Creates, implements, optimizes, debugs, refactors, and reuses code to establish and improve performance and maintainability, effectiveness, and return on investment (ROI).
• Leverages subject-matter expertise of product features and partners with appropriate stakeholders (e.g., project managers) to drive a workgroup's project plans, release plans, and work items.
• Acts as a Designated Responsible Individual (DRI) and guides other engineers by developing and following the playbook, working on call to monitor system/product/service for degradation, downtime, or interruptions, alerting stakeholders about status and initiates actions to restore system/product/service for simple and complex problems when appropriate.
• Proactively seeks new knowledge and adapts to new trends, technical solutions, and patterns that will improve the availability, reliability, efficiency, observability, and performance of products while also driving consistency in monitoring and operations at scale.