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Software Engineer II at Microsoft
Required Skills
kubernetesc#gojavapythonazuredistributed systemscloud servicesai orchestration
About the Role
Software Engineer II role building COSMIC AURA, an AI-first orchestration platform for optimizing capacity and workload placement at Microsoft. Focus on scalable Kubernetes-based services, reliability, and performance in a collaborative team environment.Key Responsibilities
- Design and build scalable services for provisioning, capacity validation, and autoscaling
- Automate service movement across regions using real-time capacity signals
- Develop quota management automation to minimize provisioning delays
- Integrate with M365 Capacity systems to streamline capacity allocation process
- Support reliability, observability, security, and compliance standards
Required Skills & Qualifications
Must Have:
- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 2+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python OR equivalent experience
- 2+ years experience solid proficiency in either C#, Go, Java, Python
- 2+ years of professional software development experience, building scalable, highly available cloud or distributed systems
- Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements including Microsoft Cloud Background Check
Nice to Have:
- Master's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 3+ years technical engineering experience OR Bachelor's Degree AND 5+ years experience
- 3+ years of professional software development experience, building scalable, highly available cloud or distributed systems
- Experience with C#, PowerShell, or Go
- Familiarity with Azure cloud services and Kubernetes
- Proven track record in designing and operating large-scale cloud systems
- Ability to quickly ramp up on new technologies and domains
Benefits & Perks
- Industry leading healthcare