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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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Software Engineer II - Backend joins the Windows Servicing and Delivery organization on the Autopatch service team. This role involves designing, developing, and operationalizing complex, enterprise-grade cloud services that prioritize high availability, scalability, and observability. The engineer will create, optimize, debug, and refactor code to improve performance while serving as a Designated Responsible Individual to monitor systems for degradation or downtime. Candidates should possess experience in software engineering practices, data structures, and algorithms. Required technical skills include proficiency in languages such as C#, JavaScript, Java, or Python. Preferred qualifications include building on Azure services like Function, Service Fabric, Logic Apps, Service Bus, KeyVault, Traffic Manager, and App Insights. The role focuses on the technical challenge of providing a seamless and timely servicing experience for customers using existing and future versions of Windows.
What does a Software Engineer earn?
Median $195000 from 1914 postings across 140 companies.
Create, implement, optimize, debug, refactor, and reuse code to improve performance and maintainability.
Design and develop complex, enterprise-grade cloud services that ensure high availability and scalability.
Operationalize the deployment of software components across multiple platforms and services.
Act as a Designated Responsible Individual (DRI) to monitor systems for degradation or downtime.
Lead incident response efforts by alerting stakeholders and initiating actions to restore services.
Proactively research new technical trends to improve product reliability, efficiency, and observability.
Drive consistency in monitoring and operations at scale across the organization.
What we're looking for
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field and 2+ years of engineering experience with C#, JavaScript, Java, or Python (or equivalent experience).
Ability to pass Microsoft Cloud background checks.
2+ years of experience in software engineering practices, coding, and foundational knowledge in data structures and algorithms (preferred).
Experience building on top of Azure Services such as Function, Service Fabric, Logic App, Service Bus, or KeyVault (preferred).
Problem-solving skills with a data-driven approach to debugging and performance optimization (preferred).