Senior Software Engineer at Microsoft

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Senior Software Engineer

Responsibilities

• Envision and execute end-to-end solutions and used data to drive impact across a geographically dispersed team in inclusive global organization. 
• Lead development efforts in a team of software engineers responsible for all stages of the development cycle including early ideation, design, implementation, scaling solutions that are stable and healthy in our production environment. 
• Responsible for the availability, reliability, efficiency, observability, and performance of supported infrastructure and services. Partner closely with customers and engineering teams to conduct root cause analyses, share end-to-end expertise in services, to mitigate and resolve issues. 
• Partner and share technical expertise with interdisciplinary teams, demonstrating a deep understanding of services and the ability to clearly articulate the specific technologies of a service to enable development and ongoing maintenance.  
• Adhere to security and compliance standards and work with security and compliance teams to identify and address relevant issues. 

Other Requirements:

• Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements are required for this role. These requirements include but are not limited to the following specialized security screenings:
• Microsoft Cloud Background Check: This position will be required to pass the Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 8+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python OR Master’s Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 6+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python OR equivalent experience.
• 6+ years technical experience working with large-scale cloud or distributed systems. 
• Strong Computer Science fundamentals with expertise in architecting systems at scale.
• Strong emphasis on performance optimization, debugging, and troubleshooting in complex production environments.
• Passion for learning and ramping up to new technologies and code bases

Method of Application

Interested and qualified? Go to Microsoft on jobs.careers.microsoft.com to apply