Software Engineer Microsoft
Redmond, WA

Job Description

Azure is a rapidly growing and evolving cloud platform. Azure Compute is responsible for building the foundation and the core of this cloud platform on top of commodity datacenter hardware and delivering an infrastructure for hosting customer applications.

We have numerous exciting opportunities across different areas to grow the capabilities and scale of our platform by orders of magnitude. We work at a fast pace with a focus on shipping early and iterating. Our team fosters 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 and extremely relevant in the industry.

Join the Azure Compute team and contribute to the backbone of Microsoft Cloud. Help us innovate and grow the cloud further!

* At least 1 year of software development experience
* Bachelor's degree in CS or related fields

Preferred Qualifications:

* Strong problem solving and design skills
* Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, a team player
* Solid engineering skills with experience in C# or C++ or C
* Passion for correctness, high-availability, performance and automation

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. 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.

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

We are looking for self-motivated developers who care our customers deeply. If you enjoy solving challenging problems, writing quality code with all edge cases covered, we may have great opportunities for you. Previous experiences in designing and implementing large scale distributed and highly available services would be a huge plus. You will be responsible for working with partner teams to augment and improve Azure capacity management workflows.