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Microsoft Corporation is a global technology leader producing software, hardware, and cloud services including Windows, Office 365, Azure cloud platform, Xbox gaming, and Surface devices. Industry: Software & Cloud Computing
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The Senior Software Development Engineer joins the Cloud Hardware, and Infrastructure Engineering team to build and operate large-scale cloud infrastructure systems powering Azure. In this hands-on role, you will develop tooling to enhance knowledge of control plane systems, improve device telemetry, and create automated remediation workflows. You will drive live-site excellence through monitoring, debugging, and root cause analysis while collaborating across hardware and firmware boundaries to deliver end-to-end solutions. The position requires proficiency in coding languages including C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python, alongside skills in data science and AI capabilities to improve fleet management efficiency. You will solve complex problems regarding reliability and performance across hyperscale environments, translating production feedback into feature enhancements and reliability improvements for global cloud infrastructure.
What does a Software Development Engineer earn?
Median $169050 from 228 postings across 18 companies.
Develop tooling to enhance knowledge of control plane systems and services using new data sources.
Use data science to provide key business insights from infrastructure data.
Develop and enhance device telemetry, health monitoring, and hardware health signal processing.
Build automated remediation workflows for cloud hardware.
Drive live-site excellence through monitoring, debugging, and root cause analysis.
Implement continuous service reliability improvements and repair loops.
Deliver end-to-end solutions across hardware-software boundaries with partner teams.
Translate customer and production feedback into feature enhancements and bug fixes.
What we're looking for
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field.
4+ years of technical engineering experience with coding in languages such as C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python.
Ability to pass the Microsoft Cloud Background Check every two years.
Master's Degree in a quantitative or technical field and 2+ years of experience in data analysis, data science, or business intelligence (preferred).
Bachelor's Degree in a quantitative or technical field and 4+ years of experience in data analysis, data science, or business intelligence (preferred).