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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 Engineer - Azure Compute Next Gen Platform joins a team focused on shaping foundational cloud infrastructure and solving complex systems problems. In this role, you will lead architectural discussions, develop detailed specifications for complex solutions, and write extensible, performant production code. Your daily responsibilities include applying AI-enabled engineering practices, developing comprehensive test strategies, performing code reviews, and driving security hardening across solutions. You will use debugging and diagnostic tools to identify root causes and ensure system reliability. The position requires proficiency in languages such as C, C++, C#, Rust, or Python. Candidates should possess deep technical instincts for large-scale cloud infrastructure and may benefit from experience working on DPU technology to address high-level engineering challenges.
What does a Software Engineer earn in Remote?
Median $208800 from 367 postings across 50 companies.
Apply AI tools and modern engineering practices to improve software development productivity and quality.
Lead architectural discussions and develop detailed specifications for complex technical solutions.
Develop comprehensive test strategies to ensure solution reliability and correctness.
Review product code to ensure adherence to coding standards and engineering quality.
Write extensible, maintainable, secure, and performant production-quality code.
Use debugging and diagnostic tools to identify root causes and validate technical assumptions.
Implement security standards and drive security hardening across all solutions.
What we're looking for
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field and 4+ years of technical engineering experience with coding in languages like C, C++, C#, Rust, or Python.
Equivalent experience to the required degree and years of experience.
Ability to meet Microsoft, customer, and/or government security screening requirements, including the Microsoft Cloud Background Check.
Master's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field and 6+ years of technical engineering experience with coding in languages like C, C++, C#, Rust, or Python (preferred).
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field and 8+ years of technical engineering experience with coding in languages like C, C++, C#, Rust, or Python (preferred).
Equivalent experience to the preferred degree and years of experience (preferred).
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Site Reliability Engineering
Go
Python
Kubernetes
Terraform
Ansible
Chef
OpenStack
KVM
Hypervisor
Infrastructure as Code
Distributed Systems
Unix
VM Orchestration
Bare Metal Provisioning