Senior Software Engineer
Technology, Data & Digital · Software & Web Development · Software Engineering · Data Engineering
In short
Microsoft seeks a Senior Software Engineer to design, build, and operate large-scale distributed systems for Azure Managed Redis, focusing on control plane services, reliability, security, and customer-facing capabilities. This role requires a passion for distributed systems, operational excellence, and building trusted services, combining software engineering with cloud platform development and production ownership.
Responsibilities
- Design and develop highly scalable cloud services and microservices that power Azure Managed Redis.
- Drive platform modernization initiatives involving AKS, .NET, cloud-native architectures, automation, and service scalability.
- Own services end-to-end, from architecture and implementation through deployment and live-site operations.
- Drive secure-by-default engineering practices.
- Partner with engineers, architects, PMs and customer-facing teams across multiple geographies.
- Mentor engineers and contribute to a culture of technical excellence and operational accountability.
Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 7+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python OR equivalent experience
- Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements.
Desired Qualifications
- 5+ years of software engineering experience building large scale production services.
- Strong understanding of cloud services, networking, APIs, storage systems, and service reliability concepts.
- Experience debugging complex production issues and driving root-cause analysis.
- Experience with CI/CD, automated testing, telemetry, and operational excellence practices.
Benefits
- This position will be open for a minimum of 5 days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.
#Software Engineering#Distributed Systems#Cloud Platform Development#Production Ownership#Reliability Engineering#Security#Observability#Customer-facing Capabilities#AI#Databases#Azure Managed Redis#AKS#Microservices
Company
Microsoft
Job Posted
8 hours ago
Employment Type
Full Time
WorkMode
Hybrid
Experience Level
Senior
Locations
United States
Qualification
Bachelor
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