Software Engineer II

Microsoft

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On-site
Location
US
Posted
129 days ago
Closes
Aug 17, 2026

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Similar $155k
This role $152k
$90k most similar roles pay here $214k

This role pays more than 58% of similar roles. Most pay $128,825–$180,818 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $152k versus about $155k for comparable roles.

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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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TL;DR · Software Engineer II

As a Supercomputing Software Engineer on the AI Customer Experience (AICE) team within Microsoft Azure’s High Performance Computing & AI Engineering division, you will play a pivotal role in managing and enhancing the performance of flagship supercomputers used by leading AI customers. Your responsibilities include designing and developing scalable data pipelines to monitor and optimize operations across large fleets of supercomputers, ensuring rapid response to critical incidents that impact customer capacity. You will also contribute to improving key operational metrics, implement systemic solutions for complex issues, and write incident postmortems to drive continuous improvement. The role requires expertise in programming languages such as C++, Java, or Python, along with a strong focus on observability, reliability, and efficiency at scale within the high-stakes environment of top-tier AI infrastructure.

What you'll do

  • Design and develop monitoring capabilities for large-scale supercomputer fleets.
  • Create end-to-end data pipelines to process telemetry and logs for actionable alerts.
  • Implement systemic solutions to complex issues affecting supercomputer performance.
  • Write incident postmortems and present insights to drive changes reducing incidents.
  • Independently enhance troubleshooting guides, tests, and telemetry for observability.

What we're looking for

  • Requires 4+ years of technical engineering experience with coding in C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python.
  • Must have hands-on experience managing operations and troubleshooting complex issues on supercomputers.
  • Develops end-to-end data pipelines for monitoring large-scale infrastructure and creating actionable alerts.
  • Independently improves troubleshooting guides, wikis, tests, and telemetry to enhance observability and monitoring.
  • Proactively seeks new knowledge in technical solutions and patterns to improve the reliability and performance of supercomputers.

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