Are you excited by the challenge of redefining how people explore and analyze massive datasets? Do you want to build the next-generation platform for real-time insights at cloud scale?
Microsoft’s Azure Data engineering team is leading the transformation of analytics in the world of data with products like databases, data integration, big data analytics, messaging & real-time analytics, and business intelligence. Our mission is to build the data platform for the age of AI, powering a new class of data-first applications and driving a data culture.
Within Azure Data, the Kusto team delivers a high-scale log analytics platform used across Microsoft and by thousands of customers globally, including enterprises, startups, and partners. We power over 400 PB of data ingestion daily across Microsoft Azure and Microsoft Fabric, making Kusto the engine behind mission-critical observability and analytics scenarios.
We are looking for a Backend Software Engineer to join our team. In this role, you will help us drive the Kusto revolution and make it THE technology for log search and analytics across the world. You will have the opportunity to work on evolving the RTI solution in Microsoft Fabric with a goal to redefine the real-time data market.
Responsibilities
Design, develop, and improve cloud-native services that are scalable, secure, and easy to operate.
Drive architectural decisions and lead the development of major components in a distributed, high-SLA system.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams in ILDC and abroad to deliver end-to-end solutions.
Conduct code and design reviews and mentor junior engineers to grow technical excellence across the team.
Help shape the future of real-time analytics in Microsoft Fabric RTI, with customer impact as your north star.
Qualifications
- 4+ years of technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C#, Python or Java.
- 2+ years building and running services in a cloud environment (Azure, AWS, or GCP)
Other:
- Experience in designing and operating large-scale distributed systems with high availability and reliability
- Academic degree in Computer Science or related field.
- Experience working with Big Data technologies or platforms
- Experience collaborating with customers or internal partners to build solutions
- Strong understanding of multi-threading and asynchronous programming
- Passion for performance optimization, reliability, and system observability
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
- 4+ years technical engineering experience with coding in C#, Python, or Java
- 2+ years building and running services in a cloud environment (Azure, AWS, or GCP)
- Experience designing and operating large-scale distributed systems with high availability and reliability
- Academic degree in Computer Science or related field
- Experience working with Big Data technologies or platforms
- Experience collaborating with customers or internal partners to build solutions
- Strong understanding of multi-threading and asynchronous programming
- Passion for performance optimization, reliability, and system observability
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