Software Engineer - Microsoft

Job Title: Software Engineer – Azure Services

Responsibilities:

In this role, you will work on various aspects of building and maintaining Azure services. Your responsibilities will include prototyping, developing resource providers, authoring Azure portal extensions, building integration data planes, handling live site issues, and ensuring security compliance. You will have the opportunity to work across the full stack to build innovative and scalable Azure services.

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable Azure services.
• Prototype new features and solutions to improve platform capabilities.
• Develop resource providers and author Azure portal extensions.
• Build and integrate data plane services for end-to-end solutions.
• Handle live site issues and drive root cause analysis for service reliability.
• Ensure services meet Azure security and compliance standards.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality, production-ready solutions.

Qualifications:

Required Qualifications:

• BA/BS or MS degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience.
• 2+ years of coding experience in a modern programming language such as C#, C++, Go, or Python.
• 1+ year of experience in building, shipping, and operating reliable, distributed systems.
• Strong technical, analytical, and problem-solving skills.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience working in a Linux environment.
• Experience contributing to or working with open-source projects.
• Self-driven and capable of working independently in ambiguous situations.
• Experience with containerization and DevOps tools such as Docker, Kubernetes, DC/OS, or Docker Swarm.
• Familiarity with cloud infrastructure platforms such as Microsoft Azure or AWS.
• Experience in site reliability engineering (SRE) practices.
• Hands-on experience with Azure Resource Provider, Azure Portal, and security compliance frameworks is a plus.

Other Requirements:

Ability to meet Microsoft, customer, and/or government security screening requirements for this role. These may include specialized security clearances or background checks.