CoreAI is at the forefront of Microsoft’s mission to redefine how software is built and experienced. We are responsible for building the foundational platforms, services, programming models, and developer experiences that power the next generation of applications using Generative AI. Our work enables developers and enterprises to harness the full potential of AI to create intelligent, adaptive, and transformative software.
CoreAI Cloud Foundation team is part of broader Azure organization with a mission to empower developers to quickly build and manage highly scalable distributed applications on Azure. The team is responsible for some of the most popular and fastest growing Azure services like Azure Container Apps, Azure SRE Agent, Azure App Service (WebApps), Azure Functions, Azure API Management, and Azure Logic Apps. These services cater to thousands of developers across the globe to develop and manage Web, Mobile, API, Event-Driven and IoT applications, as well as hosting next-gen AI workloads. Besides serving a multitude of industry sectors, our platform hosts mission critical applications for many Fortune 500 companies.
Bringing simplicity to our customers creates challenging engineering opportunities in areas like scalability, high-density, multi-tenancy, high availability, user experience and developer tools.
As a Software Engineer on the CoreAI Cloud Foundation team, you will build and ship features for large-scale distributed cloud services, owning them from design through production. This opportunity will allow you to deepen your expertise in distributed systems, build strong skills in running live cloud services, and become adept at using AI tools across the software development lifecycle. This is a hybrid role: you will work onsite at least three days a week, with the flexibility to work from home the rest of the week.
At Microsoft, our mission—to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more—guides how we partner with customers to deliver trusted, impactful solutions. With a growth mindset culture, we innovate responsibly and measure success by shared progress—people, teams, and customers. Join us to do meaningful work that changes the world and helps shape what’s next for everyone.
Responsibilities
- Build and deliver new services, features and developer tools that define how applications are developed and hosted on Azure.
- Write high-quality code for open source and platform components in a variety of programming languages, working independently and as part of a collaborative team.
- Own features from design through implementation to production on large-scale distributed systems that are key to Microsoft's cloud strategy.
- Support your features through an on-call rotation: monitor systems, mitigate and resolve incidents, and investigate the root causes of outages.
- Create and update operating procedures and troubleshooting guides for services that span many regions and time zones.
- Partner with teams across Microsoft to learn and integrate their technologies, and use AI tools and practices responsibly across the software development lifecycle.
- Embody our culture and values.
Qualifications
Required Qualifications:
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, or related technical discipline with proven experience coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python OR equivalent experience
Other Requirements:
Security Clearance Requirements: Candidates must be able 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:
The successful candidate must have an active U.S. Government Top Secret Clearance with access to Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) based on a Single Scope Background Investigation (SSBI) with Polygraph. Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements are required pre-offer and post-hire for this role. Failure to maintain or obtain the appropriate U.S. Government clearance and/or customer screening requirements may result in employment action up to and including termination.
Clearance Verification: This position requires successful verification of the stated security clearance to meet federal government customer requirements. You will be asked to provide clearance verification information prior to an offer of employment.
Microsoft Cloud Background Check: This position will be required to pass the Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter.
Citizenship & Citizenship Verification: This position requires verification of U.S. citizenship due to citizenship-based legal restrictions. Specifically, this position supports United States federal, state, and/or local United States government agency customer and is subject to certain citizenship-based restrictions where required or permitted by applicable law. To meet this legal requirement, citizenship will be verified via a valid passport, or other approved documents, or verified US government Clearance
Preferred Qualifications:
Hands on experience with distributed systems and services in the cloud.
Experience working in a services environment and/or building developer tools
Proven ability tracking complex technical issues for running online services.
Experience with .NET based systems is a plus.
Experience using Linux, Docker, Kubernetes is a plus.
Experience using public cloud services including Azure, AWS or Google Cloud.
Software Engineering IC2 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $85,400 - $168,100 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 $111,100 - $183,700 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 discipline, or equivalent experience
- Proven coding experience in languages including C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python
- Active U.S. Government Top Secret clearance with access to Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI), based on an SSBI with Polygraph
- Successful verification of the stated security clearance
- Pass the Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire or transfer and every two years thereafter
- U.S. citizenship verification
- Hands-on experience with distributed systems and cloud services
- Experience in a services environment or building developer tools
- Experience tracking complex technical issues for running online services
- Experience with .NET-based systems
- Experience using Linux, Docker, or Kubernetes
- Experience using public cloud services including Azure, AWS, or Google Cloud
Microsoft Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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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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