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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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Listed pay typically runs
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Software Engineer II joins the Azure Specialized team to build and operate platforms that integrate specialized partner technologies and services with Azure. This role involves designing and implementing features for mission-critical enterprise workloads, including AI infrastructure, high-performance computing, VMware, Nutanix, NetApp, SAP, and Oracle. The engineer will develop reliable, scalable cloud services while utilizing modern engineering practices and AI-assisted development tools throughout the software development lifecycle. Key responsibilities include writing extensible code, contributing to architecture designs, ensuring system performance and security, and managing safe feature deployments. Candidates must possess experience in programming languages such as C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python. The role focuses on solving complex technical challenges related to distributed systems, networking, and cloud platforms to provide differentiated experiences for customers running critical applications at scale.
What does a Software Engineer earn?
Median $197500 from 2196 postings across 133 companies.
Develop and implement scalable, maintainable code for Azure products and features using modern engineering practices.
Integrate specialized partner technologies and services into the Azure cloud platform.
Utilize AI tools and generative AI techniques throughout the software development lifecycle to improve productivity.
Evaluate design options and contribute to technical architecture documents for product features.
Ensure system designs meet performance, scalability, resiliency, and security compliance requirements.
Identify and reuse internal or open-source code to address specific product feature needs.
Execute safe deployment practices to push new features to customers while minimizing impact on live services.
Monitor and maintain the operations of live site services to mitigate issues quickly.
What we're looking for
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field and 2+ years of experience coding in languages like C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python.
Master's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field and 3+ years of experience coding in languages like C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python.
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field and 5+ years of experience coding in languages like C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python.
Equivalent professional experience in lieu of the specified degrees and years of experience.
Ability to pass the Microsoft Cloud Background Check upon hire and every two years thereafter.
Ability to meet all applicable Microsoft, customer, and government security screening requirements.
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