Software Engineer II

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Date posted

Oct 27, 2025

Job number

1901551

Work site

0 days / week in-office - remote

Travel

0-25%

Role type

Individual Contributor

Profession

Software Engineering

Discipline

Software Engineering

Employment type

Full-Time

Are you passionate about building large-scale, high-performance distributed systems that power the intelligent edge of the Internet? Do you enjoy solving complex technical challenges on a global scale and want to work on systems that millions of customers depend on every single day?

Azure Front Door (AFD) is an Edge Distribution Platform providing application delivery, global load balancing, acceleration, security, and intelligent routing for some of Microsoft's most critical services—Office 365, Xbox, LinkedIn, Azure Services—as well as thousands of enterprise customers worldwide. We operate on an Internet scale, handling millions of requests per second across thousands of servers globally.

We are looking for a Software Engineer (SDE 2) to join the AFD team. As part of this team, you will develop and improve globally distributed, highly available, and performant services that customers rely on to deliver secure and fast Internet applications. The work spans areas such as network services, application delivery, security, management and control plane integration, and customer experience. If you love working on services that scale to cloud-level demands and enjoy deep technical problems, this is the role for you.

Microsoft's mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. As employees, we come together with a growth mindset, innovate to empower others, and collaborate to realize our shared goals. Each day we build on our values of respect, integrity, and accountability to create a culture of inclusion where everyone can thrive at work and beyond.

Required 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.
• Understanding of software engineering fundamentals including data structures, algorithms, and object-oriented design.

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 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.
• 3+ years of experience developing large-scale distributed systems, online services, or cloud solutions.
• Familiarity with concepts like high availability, scalability, and microservices architecture.
• Experience developing RESTful APIs and/or working on SDKs.
• Proficient debugging, problem-solving, and critical thinking skills.
• Growth mindset and ability to collaborate effectively in a team environment

• Design, implement, test, and maintain features for Azure Front Door services to improve performance, scalability, security, and reliability.
• Work with teammates to design components, review code, and ensure high-quality delivery.
• Participate in operational excellence activities, analyzing telemetry, diagnosing issues, and driving improvements for monitoring and resilience of services.
• Collaborate across teams including networking, security, and Azure platform to deliver integrated solutions.
• Contribute to API design and management tools that enable customers to easily configure and operate their AFD deployments.
• Continuously learn and adopt new technologies and patterns to improve development, deployment, and operational processes.

Benefits/perks listed below may vary depending on the nature of your employment with Microsoft and the country where you work.

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Maternity and paternity leave

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Generous time away

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Opportunities to network and connect

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 and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations.