Software Engineer II

Microsoft

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Work type: On-site
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Salary: $102,100–$202,200 / yr
Posted: 66 days ago

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This role $152k

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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

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Join our Azure Storage Deployment team as a Software Engineer II and help solve the challenges of cloud-scale storage supporting cutting-edge AI workloads. You will collaborate with core engineering teams to define high-level architecture and design systems that meet customer needs, ensuring scalability and security in distributed environments. Your day-to-day involves writing exemplary code in languages like C++, C#, Java, or Python for large-scale distributed systems, conducting thorough code reviews, and implementing observability and automation tools. You will also leverage AI to analyze system performance and identify improvements. Ideal candidates have 2+ years of experience in cloud infrastructure development, technical design, problem-solving, and cross-group collaboration, with a focus on designing high-availability systems at scale.

Skills

Python C++ C# Java Azure Docker Kubernetes Terraform CI/CD DevOps Object-Oriented Observability AI PostgreSQL MSSQL

What you'll do

Defines high-level architecture and technical design for cloud-scale storage systems.
Designs system components, interfaces, protocols, data models, security, and scalability aspects.
Writes exemplary code in object-oriented languages for large-scale distributed systems.
Provides high-quality code reviews to ensure maintainability, quality, and correctness.
Participates in DevOps activities to support operations and improve tooling and automation.

What we're looking for

2+ years of experience in distributed cloud infrastructure development.
Proficient in technical design, problem-solving, and debugging.
Strong background in distributed systems, control systems, algorithms, or high availability system design.
Demonstrated ability to collaborate and communicate across multiple teams effectively.
Expertise in writing exemplary code in languages like C++, C#, Java, or Python.

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