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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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As a Senior Software Engineer within the Engineering Operations team, you will join the Azure Reliability group to drive transformation toward AI-powered operations. You will build scalable ML infrastructure to create autonomous, reliable, and secure cloud systems while ensuring high quality and security standards. Your daily responsibilities include designing distributed systems, mentoring others on maintainable code, and leading technical design reviews for large initiatives spanning multiple teams. You will also manage incident responses, conduct test maturity reviews, and translate complex architectural trade-offs into actionable insights for leadership. The role requires expertise in MLOps and proficiency in programming languages such as C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python. You will solve critical problems regarding cloud reliability by developing reusable code and architectural patterns to improve system performance across various product groups.
What does a Software Engineer earn?
Median $197500 from 2196 postings across 133 companies.
Apply expertise in distributed systems design and cloud technology layers across multiple product groups.
Develop and evangelize best practices and standards to improve system and platform operations.
Drive continuous improvements in architecture, code, and features using end-to-end technical expertise.
Provide technical leadership during test maturity reviews, static analysis, and incident responses.
Resolve major incidents by providing deep business and technical expertise.
Share reusable code, architectural patterns, and knowledge across multiple engineering teams.
Translate complex technical concepts and architecture trade-offs into actionable insights for senior leadership.
Lead technical design reviews and execution for large initiatives spanning multiple teams.
What we're looking for
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related technical field and 4+ years of experience coding in languages like C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python.
Equivalent experience to a Bachelor's degree and 4 years of engineering experience is acceptable.
Ability to pass the Microsoft Cloud Background Check.
Master's degree in Computer Science or related field and 6+ years of technical engineering experience (preferred).
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field and 8+ years of technical engineering experience (preferred).
Expertise in MLOps, distributed systems design, and cloud technology layers.
Ability to translate complex technical concepts into actionable insights for senior leadership and stakeholders.
Experience leading technical design reviews, architecture discussions, and incident responses.
Azure
Python
C++
C#
Java
JavaScript
C
Machine Learning
Distributed Systems
CI/CD
DevOps
Azure OpenAI
Azure ML
Azure AI Studio
Software Architecture
SDLC
Telemetry