​​Software Engineer II​

Microsoft is a company where passionate innovators come to collaborate, envision what can be and take their careers further. This is a world of more possibilities, more innovation, more openness, and the sky is the limit thinking in a cloud-enabled world. 
 
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. The products our portfolio include Microsoft Fabric, Azure SQL DB, Azure Cosmos DB, Azure PostgreSQL, Azure Data Factory, Azure Synapse Analytics, Azure Service Bus, Azure Event Grid, and Power BI. 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 databases team builds and maintains Microsoft's operational Database systems. We store and manage data in a structured way to enable multitude of applications across various industries. We are on a journey to enable developer friendly, mission-critical, AI enabled operational Databases across relational, non-relational and OSS offerings.​ 

​​Azure Cosmos DB is one of the fastest growing Azure services that provides globally distributed, low-latency, massively scalable, multi-model cloud database service. It is designed to enable developers to build planet-scale applications.  
 
We are hiring a Software Engineer II to join the Azure Cosmos DB team, where you will be working on a large-scale distributed operational database. In this role, you will work on distributed systems problems and technologies to determine the future of our planet scale database.  

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We do not just value differences or different perspectives. We seek them out and invite them in so we can tap into the collective power of everyone in the company. As a result, our customers are better served. 

Responsibilities

• ​​Design and implement services to enable real time, highly scalable, performant, and sustainable solutions
• Deliver well-tested features across different services and platforms
• Use engineering best practices throughout the software development lifecycle to establish maintainable, reliable, and secure systems
• Collaborate with teammates in various roles to plan and execute on key deliverables
• Participate in rotating live-site shifts, working on call to monitor system/product feature/service for degradation, downtime, or interruptions
• Identify and implement areas for improvement in the live-site process and tools
• Innovate for both customer use cases and overall health of the service
• Work in a culture of continuous improvement, adaptation, reflection, and growth​ 
• Embody our culture and values 

Qualifications

Required/Minimum Qualifications 

• ​​Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 4+ years 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 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
• Excellent coding, debugging and problem-solving skills
• Strong communication, collaboration skills and customer focused growth mindset

Preferred Qualifications

•  Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 4+ years 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 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
• Strong data structure and algorithm skills
• Experience developing scalable and performant cloud services
• Experience debugging code that runs on production and pre-production systems
• Experience with data stores like Cosmos DB, Azure Data Explorer (Kusto) or equivalentExperience working in scrum/agile development environment
• AI and machine learning, including NLP, LLM, and building AI-driven systems
• Collaborating with numerous stakeholders simultaneously across organizational boundaries
• Delivering results in a fast-paced, complex environment

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. 

Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request via the Accommodation request form (Accessibility | Microsoft Careers). 

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