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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 Engineering II - CTJ - Poly joins the Microsoft 365 Sovereign Cloud team to design and deliver cloud service offerings for large government customers. This role focuses on ensuring high-scale services meet rigorous requirements for security, reliability, and performance. You will identify software improvements through complexity analysis and scalable system design while collaborating with engineering teams to maintain stable systems. Day-to-day responsibilities include developing code or scripts to automate repetitive operations, building telemetry pipelines, and analyzing production data to improve observability and efficiency. The role requires expertise in distributed systems, cloud technology layers, and infrastructure code. Candidates must be proficient in programming languages such as C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python. This position addresses the technical challenge of providing high-quality, secure communication and collaboration tools within a specialized government cloud environment.
Design and implement scalable distributed systems for Microsoft 365 government cloud services.
Modify codebases to improve the reliability, performance, and operability of large-scale products.
Analyze production telemetry data to identify and resolve issues affecting system availability and efficiency.
Develop scripts and tools to automate repetitive operations such as monitoring, alerting, and deployment.
Build and maintain telemetry pipelines to track key operational metrics like performance and reliability.
Participate in code reviews, design meetings, and on-call rotations to support product development cycles.
Propose technical improvements based on research into industry trends and cloud technologies.
Troubleshoot complex flaws in production systems to prevent recurring issues and ensure high availability.
What we're looking for
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field.
At least 2 years of technical engineering experience coding in languages such as C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python.
Active U.S. Government Top Secret Clearance with access to Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) based on a Single Scope Background Investigation (SSBI) with Polygraph.
Verification of U.S. citizenship is required due to legal restrictions for government agency support.
Expertise in distributed systems design, cloud technology layers, and scalable system design.
Experience in developing code or scripts to automate repetitive operations like monitoring, alerting, and deployment.
Ability to analyze production telemetry data to improve product availability, reliability, and performance.
Proficiency in designing and maintaining telemetry pipelines and monitoring tools for products operating at scale.
C
C++
C#
Java
JavaScript
Python
CI/CD
Git
Windows
Linux
Kubernetes
Azure DevOps
GitHub
Logging
Monitoring
Alerting
Service Architecture
Infrastructure Development