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Responsibilities
- Implement, test, and ship features and components within our Azure services, working from designs you help shape.
- Write clean, maintainable, high-quality code and participate actively in code and design reviews.
- Debug and resolve issues across the stack — from service logic and data layer to Azure resource interactions — using telemetry, logs, and diagnostic tooling.
- Share in live-site ownership for your team's services: monitor health, respond to incidents, and follow through on root-cause fixes and preventive improvements.
- Collaborate with partner teams, product managers, and engineers across the organization to deliver end-to-end capabilities.
- Ability to leverage AI for daily work, continuously deepen your expertise in distributed systems, cloud compute, virtualization, and remote desktop technologies.
- You'll work primarily in C# on .NET, building distributed services on Azure with technologies such as CosmosDB, async workflow orchestration, and ARM-based resource management.
Qualifications
Required/Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 2+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python.
- OR equivalent experience.
Additional or preferred qualifications
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 a related technical field, AND 6+ years of 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 a related technical field, AND 4+ years of such experience.
- OR equivalent experience.
- Experience building or operating cloud services, ideally on Azure, AWS, or GCP.
- Familiarity with C#/.NET, distributed systems concepts, or NoSQL data stores.
- Exposure to virtualization, hypervisors, or remote desktop and streaming protocols is a plus.
- Experience participating in on-call rotation or live-site support.
- Solid communication skills and a collaborative approach to working within a team and across groups.
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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.
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 and 2+ years of technical engineering experience coding in languages such as C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python, or equivalent experience.
- Ability to meet Microsoft, customer, and government security screening requirements.
- Pass the Microsoft Cloud Background Check upon hire or transfer and every two years thereafter.
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related technical field and 6+ years of technical engineering experience, or a master’s degree and 4+ years of experience, or equivalent experience.
- Experience building or operating cloud services on Azure, AWS, or GCP.
- Familiarity with C#/.NET, distributed systems, or NoSQL data stores.
- Exposure to virtualization, hypervisors, remote desktop, or streaming protocols.
- Experience participating in on-call rotation or live-site support.
- Strong communication and collaboration skills.
Microsoft Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Fair & Transparent Compensation — Pay is presented as broadly competitive overall, with clear role/level/location variation and an emphasis on using posted ranges and band information for apples-to-apples comparisons.
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Retirement Support — Retirement benefits are described as a standout, highlighted by a strong 401(k) match structure and immediate vesting, plus additional plan features for tax-advantaged saving.
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Parental & Family Support — Family-oriented benefits are portrayed as a meaningful strength, with substantial paid parental leave and added supports like back-up care and adoption/surrogacy assistance.
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