ROP - SE2/SSE

Overview

Microsoft is a company where passionate innovators come to collaborate, envision what can be and take their careers further. This is a world of more possibilities, more innovation, more openness, and the sky is the limit thinking in a cloud-enabled world.

Microsoft's Azure Data engineering team is leading the transformation of analytics in the world of data with products like databases, data integration, big data analytics, messaging & real-time analytics, and business intelligence. The products our portfolio include Microsoft Fabric, Azure SQL DB, Azure Cosmos DB, Azure PostgreSQL, Azure Data Factory, Azure Synapse Analytics, Azure Service Bus, Azure Event Grid, and Power BI. Our mission is to build the data platform for the age of AI, powering a new class of data-first applications and driving a data culture.

The Databases organization delivers trusted, scalable operational AI ready databases that power application development across cloud, hybrid, and on premises environments. Our portfolio includes SQL, Azure Cosmos DB, DocumentDB, PostgreSQL, and MySQL, supporting developers as they build AI native applications and run critical workloads at global scale.

Azure Managed Redis (AMR) is Microsoft's next-generation, first-party Redis service on Azure. The service powers mission-critical applications for thousands of customers and represents the future platform for Redis on Azure. The engineering team is responsible for building and operating hyperscale cloud services that deliver enterprise-grade reliability, security, performance, and customer experience.

We are looking for a Senior Software Engineer to help design, build, and operate large-scale distributed systems that power Azure Managed Redis. You will work on control plane services, reliability engineering, security, observability, and customer-facing capabilities that enable customers to run business-critical workloads at global scale.

This role combines software engineering, cloud platform development, and production ownership. Successful candidates are passionate about distributed systems, operational excellence, and building services that customers trust.

We do not just value differences or different perspectives. We seek them out and invite them in so we can tap into the collective power of everyone in the company. As a result, our customers are better served.

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.
  
  

Embody our culture and values

Qualifications

Required/Minimum Qualifications

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

Job Requirements: Other & Additional

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/Additional 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.
  
  

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. If you need assistance and/or reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request via the Accommodation request form (Accessibility | Microsoft Careers).

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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.