Software Engineer II

• 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, while 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 feature/service for simple problems.
• Remains current in skills by investing time and effort into staying abreast of current developments that will improve the availability, security, reliability, efficiency, observability, and performance of products while also driving consistency in monitoring and operations at scale.
• Focus on customer/partner needs through a data driven approach.
• Improve test coverage for services, organize and implement integration tests, and resolve problem areas.

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.

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

• 2+ years of experience as a software engineer: designing, implementing, and shipping cloud services or software products.
• 2+ years of experience with distributed systems delivering large-scale, secure, and resilient cloud services and/or microservices.
• Experience with Azure Backend services.
• Demonstrated communication and collaboration skills.
• Ability to quickly ramp up, understand complex problems, and create solutions across many products.

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Software Engineering IC3 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $102,100 - $202,200 per year. There is a different range applicable to specific work locations, within the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area, and the base pay range for this role in those locations is USD $133,800 - $219,200 per year.

Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here:
https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/us-corporate-pay

This position will be open for a minimum of 5 days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.

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