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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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The Senior Software Engineer joins the Edge Engineering System team to streamline engineering workflows and enable high-quality code development. This role involves building modern, AI-first engineering workflows to ensure regular, timely, and automatic releases. Key responsibilities include AI-native development using artificial intelligence tools across the software development lifecycle, proactive debugging, and conducting code reviews to ensure reliability and maintainability. The engineer will design system architectures, create test strategies, and manage production deployments while maintaining live site services on a rotational basis. Required technical skills include proficiency in languages such as C, C++, Go, or Python. Candidates should also possess experience with Chromium or open-source projects using Ninja-based build systems. The work focuses on solving technical problems related to deployment automation, telemetry, and system scalability.
What does a Software Engineer earn?
Median $196900 from 2634 postings across 153 companies.
Use AI tools across the software development lifecycle while taking full responsibility for the content of AI-generated changes.
Write, debug, and test production code using logs and telemetry to proactively verify assumptions and identify root causes.
Review team code for quality, security, and test coverage while providing coaching and feedback to other engineers.
Design scalable system architectures and technical solutions that meet performance, security, and cost requirements.
Create and execute comprehensive test strategies to ensure solution quality and prevent regressions in existing code.
Develop automation for production and deployment to target zero-touch deployment for complex product features.
Manage live site operations on a rotational on-call basis to mitigate issues and maintain service level agreements.
Collaborate with stakeholders to translate customer requirements into technical designs and measurable success metrics.
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++, Go, or Python.
Equivalent experience to the required degree and years of experience is accepted.
Ability to meet Microsoft, customer, and/or government security screening requirements.
Must pass the Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire and every two years thereafter.
Master's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field and 6+ years of technical engineering experience with coding in C, C++, Go, or Python (preferred).
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field and 8+ years of technical engineering experience with coding in C, C++, Go, or Python (preferred).
Equivalent experience to the preferred degree and years of experience is accepted (preferred).
2+ years of experience contributing to Chromium and/or open-source projects built using Ninja-based build systems (preferred).
GenAI
SDLC
Telemetry
Logging
Observability
Security as Code
Feature Flags
Data Analytics
Full Stack
System Architecture
SLA
Disaster Recovery
Test Automation
Source Code Analysis