Software Engineer II

Azure is a rapidly expanding and evolving cloud platform. The Azure Fleet Resource Lifecycle Management Team (formerly known as Capacity Infrastructure Service Team) is tasked with constructing the foundation and core of this platform using cutting-edge hardware and providing the infrastructure necessary for hosting worldwide customer applications. Our mission is to empower cloud services to obtain the resources they need reliably and seamlessly to successfully run their business at scale.

We have numerous exciting opportunities across different areas to grow the capabilities and scale of our platform by orders of magnitude. Our team fosters a collaborative environment and builds upon one-another's ideas, to deliver world-class customer value at a rapid pace. We empower engineers to develop, deliver and own creative solutions. This is a fun environment and a great opportunity to work on something highly strategic to Microsoft We invite you to join the Azure Fleet Resource Lifecycle Management team as a Software Engineer II and contribute to the backbone of Microsoft Cloud. Help us innovate and grow the cloud further

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.

• Works with appropriate stakeholders to determine user requirements for a set of features.
• Contributes to the identification of dependencies, and the development of design documents for a product area with little oversight. 
• Creates and implements code for a product, service, or feature, reusing code as applicable. 
• Contributes to efforts to break down larger work items into smaller work items and provides estimation. 
• Acts as a Designated Responsible Individual (DRI) working on-call to monitor system/product feature/service for degradation, downtime, or interruptions and gains approval to restore system/product/service for simple problems. 
• Remains current in skills by investing time and effort into staying abreast of current developments that will improve the availability, reliability, efficiency, observability, and performance of products while also driving consistency in monitoring and operations at scale. 

Required Qualifications: 

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 3+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python
  • OR equivalent experience.  
• 2+ years of software development experience.
• 1+ year(s) of complex problem solving and design skills.
• 1+ year(s) of demonstrating exemplary interpersonal and communication skills, and being a team player.
• 1+ year(s) of demonstrating a passion for correctness, high-availability, performance, and automation.

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:  

• Designing and implementing large-scale, distributed, and highly available services.

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.  We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request via the Accommodation request form.

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