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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 on the Azure Virtual Machine Scale Sets team, you will design and deliver scalable, resilient, and cloud-native infrastructure services. You will work with stakeholders to determine user requirements, identify dependencies, and develop design documents for new product features. Your daily responsibilities include creating extensible and maintainable code, breaking down work items into tasks, providing estimations, and acting as a Designated Responsible Individual to monitor systems for degradation or downtime. The role focuses on improving the availability, reliability, efficiency, observability, and performance of products at scale. You will utilize programming languages such as C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python to solve complex distributed systems and storage challenges. This position specifically addresses the engineering problems involved in building high-scale compute platforms for cloud-native applications and mission-critical workloads.
What does a Software Engineer earn in Remote?
Median $202482 from 350 postings across 56 companies.
Determine user requirements for new features by working with relevant stakeholders.
Identify technical dependencies and develop design documents for product features.
Create and implement extensible, maintainable code for products, services, and features.
Break down complex work items into manageable tasks and provide accurate effort estimations.
Act as a Designated Responsible Individual (DRI) to monitor systems and resolve service degradations.
Proactively improve the availability, reliability, efficiency, and performance of cloud infrastructure.
Drive consistency in monitoring and operations for products at hyperscale.
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).
Experience with distributed systems and storage (preferred).
Problem-solving and coding skills (preferred).
Proficient verbal and written communication skills (preferred).