Azure DevOps (https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/services/devops) is a suite of modern development services that enables software development teams to plan smarter, collaborate more effectively, and deliver faster with high-quality results. It offers cloud-hosted private Git repos, proven agile work tracking system, comprehensive CI/CD capabilities, and robust testing tools to empower millions of developers to build innovative software seamlessly.
We are looking for a Senior Software Engineer - CoreAI to join our Core Services team based in the United States. This team is responsible for ensuring Azure DevOps can scale to meet the growing demands of our customers while also going after “big rock” opportunities that span the service. A major part of this role will be focused on scaling out Azure DevOps + GitHub scenarios. This is a unique opportunity where you will contribute across both codebases to build solutions that delight customers.
As a team, we are interested in engineers who are self-driven with a positive can-do attitude, who enjoy writing clean and elegant code and are excited about providing support to the customers. We believe AI is fundamentally disrupting how software gets built, and we're hiring engineers who share that conviction and curiosity. If you're already experimenting with the latest LLM-powered tools and excited to explore uncharted territory in developer productivity, we want to talk to you!
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, test and support features, experiences, and solutions primarily in C#.
- Lead and provide technical direction for the design and development of features, experiences, and solutions for end-to-end business scenarios.
- Support highly available services used by top companies and millions of developers on a daily basis.
- Troubleshooting of complex issues through the entire tech stack including frontend and database layers.
- Participate in on-call rotations with your team. Triage and respond to issues and advocate for opportunities to improve service health.
- Mentor, pair, participate in code reviews, and delegate work to encourage the professional and technical growth of those around you.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 4+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python
- OR equivalent experience.
- Microsoft Cloud Background Check: This position will be required to pass the Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter.
- 8+ years of professional experience using C#/C/C++/Java/JavaScript
- 1+ year of experience on Azure DevOps
- Degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Engineering or related fields
- Experience building and operating multi-tenant services at large scale
- Applied knowledge of system design, algorithm and data structures
- Experience designing, building and running large scale and highly available cloud services or distributed systems
- Troubleshooting skills across network, application, caching, queuing, load-balancing storage and distributed services layers
- Passion for high-availability, automation, performance and building highly available distributed systems at scale
- Practice of modern software engineering, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and releasing.
- Knowledge of Azure Cloud, Power Platform, or Dynamics 365
- General database knowledge and experience of working with data at high scale
- Growth mindset to look at each challenge as an opportunity to learn, create clarity, generate energy and deliver success
- Ability to break down complex problems into smaller/incremental steps that can be safely and quickly rolled out to production
- Collaboration skills effectively leveraging async communication while working with globally distributed teams
- Commitment to quality and customer experience
Software Engineering IC4 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $119,800 - $234,700 per year. There is a different range applicable to specific work locations, within the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area, and the base pay range for this role in those locations is USD $160,200 - $261,000 per year.
Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here:
https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/us-corporate-pay
This position will be open for a minimum of 5 days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.
Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran or military status, race, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance with religious accommodations and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related technical field, or equivalent experience
- 4+ years of technical engineering experience coding in languages including C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python
- Ability to meet Microsoft, customer, and/or government security screening requirements
- Pass Microsoft Cloud Background Check upon hire or transfer and every two years thereafter
- 8+ years of professional experience using C#, C, C++, Java, or JavaScript
- 1+ year of experience with Azure DevOps
- Degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Engineering, or a related field
- Experience building and operating large-scale multi-tenant services
- Knowledge of system design, algorithms, and data structures
- Experience designing, building, and operating large-scale highly available cloud services or distributed systems
- Troubleshooting experience across network, application, caching, queuing, load-balancing, storage, and distributed-service layers
- Knowledge of Azure Cloud, Power Platform, or Dynamics 365
- Database knowledge and experience working with data at high scale
- Experience with modern software engineering practices, including coding standards, code reviews, source control, build processes, testing, and releasing
- Ability to collaborate effectively with globally distributed teams using asynchronous communication
Microsoft Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Microsoft and has not been reviewed or approved by Microsoft.
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage is described as comprehensive, with preventive care coverage, vision options, and annual out-of-pocket limits. Feedback suggests medical, mental-health, and disability support are a major strength of the package.
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Parental & Family Support — Family support is expansive, including parental leave, family caregiver leave, child-care assistance, family concierge services, fertility options, and college-advising support for eligible employees. Feedback suggests these benefits meaningfully ease caregiving and family planning demands.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Wellbeing resources include counseling and employee-assistance services, wellness reimbursements, product discounts, and charitable-matching programs. Feedback suggests these extras complement core benefits and support day-to-day quality of life.
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