Microsoft
Senior Software Engineer – Azure Core
Azure Core builds and operates the foundational infrastructure that powers Microsoft Azure, including the platform services that enable compute, networking, storage, and distributed systems to operate reliably and at scale across Microsoft’s global cloud footprint. These services are critical to ensuring platform availability, performance, and customer trust.
As a Senior Software Engineer, you will develop and operate highly reliable, low‑latency platform services that manage persistent, distributed system state. Your work will be deeply integrated into Azure’s infrastructure and will be used by internal and external workloads that require strict SLAs for durability, availability, and scalability.
Responsibilities
Provide technical leadership to define testing scope, create quality plans, and align on test requirements across products.
Lead cross‑team coordination to build and manage test plans, including collaboration with vendors and alignment with industry best practices.
Use data to build impactful visualizations that identify gaps and guide testing strategy for complex products.
Partner with teams to implement automated testing and define manual test plans; lead issue resolution and mitigation efforts.
Drive stakeholder communication, vendor coordination, and influence product decisions through quality‑focused best practices.
Design and build cloud‑native services with a strong emphasis on resilience, fault tolerance, and observability.
Drive service reliability through operational ownership, including production support and incident response.
Contribute to architectural design, performance optimization, and long‑term service evolution.
Mentor engineers and promote engineering excellence across the team.
Oversee the deployment, monitoring, and maintenance of services in production environments, ensuring high availability and performance.
Analyze system performance and implement improvements to enhance scalability and reliability.
Respond to and resolve production incidents, ensuring minimal downtime and impact on users.
Qualifications
Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or related field AND 4+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages such as C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python.
OR equivalent experience.
3+ years working with distributed systems.
3+ years managing lifecycle of services from development to production.
2+ years working with Azure Cosmos DB.
Other Requirements
Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements, including the Microsoft Cloud Background Check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter.
Preferred Qualifications
Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or related field AND 8+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages such as C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python.
OR Master’s Degree in Computer Science or related field AND 6+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages such as C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python.
OR equivalent experience.
Compensation Software Engineering IC4 – US base pay range: USD $117,200 – $229,200 per year (USD $153,600 – $250,200 for San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area).
Microsoft will accept applications for the role until October 27, 2025.
Microsoft is an equal‑opportunity employer. Consistent with applicable law, 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.
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As a Senior Software Engineer, you will develop and operate highly reliable, low‑latency platform services that manage persistent, distributed system state. Your work will be deeply integrated into Azure’s infrastructure and will be used by internal and external workloads that require strict SLAs for durability, availability, and scalability.
Responsibilities
Provide technical leadership to define testing scope, create quality plans, and align on test requirements across products.
Lead cross‑team coordination to build and manage test plans, including collaboration with vendors and alignment with industry best practices.
Use data to build impactful visualizations that identify gaps and guide testing strategy for complex products.
Partner with teams to implement automated testing and define manual test plans; lead issue resolution and mitigation efforts.
Drive stakeholder communication, vendor coordination, and influence product decisions through quality‑focused best practices.
Design and build cloud‑native services with a strong emphasis on resilience, fault tolerance, and observability.
Drive service reliability through operational ownership, including production support and incident response.
Contribute to architectural design, performance optimization, and long‑term service evolution.
Mentor engineers and promote engineering excellence across the team.
Oversee the deployment, monitoring, and maintenance of services in production environments, ensuring high availability and performance.
Analyze system performance and implement improvements to enhance scalability and reliability.
Respond to and resolve production incidents, ensuring minimal downtime and impact on users.
Qualifications
Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or related field AND 4+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages such as C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python.
OR equivalent experience.
3+ years working with distributed systems.
3+ years managing lifecycle of services from development to production.
2+ years working with Azure Cosmos DB.
Other Requirements
Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements, including the Microsoft Cloud Background Check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter.
Preferred Qualifications
Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or related field AND 8+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages such as C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python.
OR Master’s Degree in Computer Science or related field AND 6+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages such as C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python.
OR equivalent experience.
Compensation Software Engineering IC4 – US base pay range: USD $117,200 – $229,200 per year (USD $153,600 – $250,200 for San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area).
Microsoft will accept applications for the role until October 27, 2025.
Microsoft is an equal‑opportunity employer. Consistent with applicable law, 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.
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