Software Engineering IC4 | Microsoft Careers

Microsoft

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Redmond, WA Posted 17 days ago $119,800–$234,700 / year
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TL;DR

As a Software Engineer on the Search & AI Platform team, you will play a pivotal role in developing the next generation of storage and computation fabric for global services like Bing and Copilot. Your day-to-day responsibilities include designing, implementing, and rolling out features using data-driven and test-driven methodologies within a massively scaled and distributed system. You will act as a Designated Responsible Individual (DRI) in a DevOps model, guiding other engineers by developing and following playbooks, monitoring services for issues, and initiating actions to restore service during downtime or interruptions. The team leverages cutting-edge cloud and machine learning technologies, requiring expertise in building distributed platforms like CosmosDB, HDFS, Kubernetes, Kafka, and HBase. Ideal candidates have 2+ years of experience in this domain and a strong ability to evaluate and implement solutions quantitatively in complex environments.

Skills

Kubernetes CosmosDB HDFS Kafka HBase Docker CI/CD Python Java Go C++ SQL NoSQL Prometheus Grafana Terraform AWS Azure Google Cloud Platform Scrum Agile

What you'll do

  • Develops and follows DevOps playbooks as Designated Responsible Individual (DRI).
  • Monitors services for degradation, downtime, or interruptions and alerts stakeholders.
  • Initiates actions to restore service for both simple and complex issues.
  • Designs, implements, and rolls out features using data-driven and test-driven methods.
  • Works hands-on in a massively scaled and distributed system environment.

What we're looking for

  • 2+ years of experience building distributed cloud platforms (e.g., CosmosDB, HDFS).
  • 4+ years of experience preferred for complex distributed systems.
  • Demonstrated ability to evaluate, implement, and verify solutions in a distributed environment.
  • Hands-on experience with cutting-edge cloud and machine learning technologies.
  • Experience working on products like Kubernetes, Kafka, or similar distributed platforms.

Market check

Salary context

This $119,800–$234,700 range sits above 65% of similar postings on FindRole.

Peer median band

$119,800–$214,950

Median floor and ceiling across peers.

Typical midpoint (25–75%)

$144,000–$183,650

Middle half of comparable postings.

Based on 240 comparable postings.

* 240 is the maximum number of comparable postings sampled.

Employer

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

Microsoft currently has 451 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $119,800–$234,700 across 417 roles with salary data.

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