Build the systems that power Microsoft Azure's growth. Our team develops the platforms and services that govern capacity planning, quota fulfillment, and cloud expansion at global scale, ensuring Azure can meet customer demand reliably and efficiently. You will work across engineering, infrastructure, and business organizations to solve complex challenges at the heart of Microsoft's cloud platform.
As a Senior Software Engineer, you will design and deliver scalable platform services that enable capacity allocation, quota management, and infrastructure fulfillment across Azure. You will lead end-to-end technical solutions, drive architectural decisions, and collaborate across organizations to improve how Microsoft plans and delivers cloud capacity worldwide.
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Sydney or Melbourne location avaiable only
Responsibilities
- Design and deliver scalable services for Azure (cloud) capacity planning, Capacity Blueprint, and infrastructure fulfillment.
- Drive architecture, data model, and application programming interface (API) design to enable consistent and scalable platform capabilities.
- Partner across engineering, infrastructure, and business teams to solve complex cloud capacity challenges.
- Lead end-to-end feature delivery, from design and implementation to deployment and operational excellence.
- Apply Artificial Intelligence (AI) and automation to improve engineering productivity and decision-making.
- Mentor engineers and promote best practices in software engineering, reliability, and security.
- Influence technical strategy and roadmap decisions to increase platform impact and scalability.
Qualifications
Required 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.
- 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 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 equivalent experience.
- Demonstrated experience in cloud engineering, with strong problem-solving capabilities, a security-first mindset, and a passion for building and operating scalable platform solutions
- .Expertise in Microsoft Azure, including hands-on experience designing, implementing, and supporting Azure-based environments and cloud infrastructure.
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.
- 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:
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This position will be open for a minimum of 5 days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.
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Skills Required
- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 4+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python
- Or equivalent professional engineering experience in lieu of degree
- Ability to meet Microsoft Cloud Background Check and other Microsoft security screening requirements
- Located in or willing to work in Sydney or Melbourne (location restricted)
- Demonstrated coding ability in one or more of the listed languages (C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, Python)
- Master's Degree in Computer Science and 6+ years experience OR Bachelor's Degree and 8+ years experience (preferred senior experience pathways)
- Demonstrated cloud engineering experience, security-first mindset, and passion for building and operating scalable platform solutions
- Hands-on expertise with Microsoft Azure (designing, implementing, and supporting Azure-based environments)
- Experience applying AI and automation to improve engineering productivity and decision-making
- Experience mentoring engineers and promoting software engineering best practices in reliability and security
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