About the Role

The Senior Software Engineer role at Microsoft Azure Compute focuses on building resilient, distributed systems for cloud infrastructure. Responsibilities include designing highly available microservices and integrating AI/ML models to enhance platform performance and customer experience. This position requires expertise in distributed systems and collaboration with research teams to drive innovation.

Key Responsibilities

• Collaborate with stakeholders to determine user requirements
• Drive identification of dependencies and develop design documents
• Create, implement, optimize, debug, and refactor code for performance and maintainability
• Leverage subject-matter expertise to drive project plans and work items
• Act as a Designated Responsible Individual (DRI) to monitor and restore systems

Required Skills & Qualifications

Must Have:

• 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 experience
• 2+ years experience with distributed systems
• Ability to meet Microsoft, customer, and/or government security screening requirements, including passing the Microsoft Cloud Background Check

Nice to Have:

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 8+ years technical engineering experience OR Master's Degree AND 6+ years experience
• 4 years of experience in distributed systems
• 4 years of programming experience

Benefits & Perks

• Industry leading healthcare