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About Microsoft
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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As a Senior Software Engineer - CTJ - Poly on the Cloud+AI Silver Team, you will deploy and operate services within an air gapped environment, including infrastructure for collaboration. You will work with engineers and program managers to enable Azure services for customers in highly secured and regulated industries that must meet specific security policy and assurance requirements. Your daily responsibilities include performing proactive and reactive debugging using logs and telemetry, maintaining live site operations on a rotational basis, and acting as a Designated Responsible Individual to resolve system degradations. You will also integrate instrumentation for performance data, develop internal developer tools, and create scalable solutions. Required technical skills include proficiency in C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python, with preferred experience in PowerShell, C#, or C++ while working on large-scale distributed services.
What does a Software Engineer earn?
Median $196500 from 2013 postings across 147 companies.
Use debugging tools and telemetry data to proactively and reactively identify and resolve software issues.
Manage live service operations on a rotational, on-call basis to mitigate performance or functionality problems.
Act as a Designated Responsible Individual (DRI) to monitor systems and restore services within SLA timeframes.
Integrate instrumentation for gathering telemetry data regarding system behavior, reliability, and safety.
Analyze metrics and use data analytics to inform engineering decisions and refine product features.
Develop and maintain software developer tools to improve the creation, debugging, and maintenance of code.
Create standardized, repeatable, and scalable solutions to ensure high product quality.
What we're looking for
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field.
4+ years of technical engineering experience coding in languages such as C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python (or equivalent experience).
Must be a U.S. citizen to meet legal requirements for government agency support.
Must possess an active U.S. Government Top Secret Clearance with access to Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) based on a Single Scope Background Investigation (SSBI) with Polygraph.
Must pass the Microsoft Cloud background check.
4+ years of experience with PowerShell, C#, or C++ (preferred).
Experience working on large-scale distributed services with on-call responsibilities (preferred).
Ability to build and influence broadly towards common goals and ownership for end-to-end project lifecycle (preferred).