Shape the future of autonomous and agentic cloud platforms.
Build AI-powered infrastructure that accelerates engineering productivity and operational efficiency.
Push the boundaries of deployment velocity, reliability, and safety at hyperscale.
Solve complex distributed systems challenges that directly impact Microsoft's most critical services.
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Responsibilities
As a Senior Software Engineer, you will
Drive technical strategy, architecture, and execution for hyperscale cloud platform and deployment systems.
Lead the design and delivery of large-scale infrastructure and platform investments.
Build secure, scalable, reliable, and maintainable distributed systems.
Influence engineering direction through architectural leadership and technical decision-making.
Drive operational excellence through automation, observability, and reliability engineering.
Ensure solutions meet the highest standards of security, privacy, compliance, accessibility, and service reliability.
Mentor engineers and foster a culture of engineering excellence across teams.
Partner across Microsoft to deliver business impact at global scale.
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.
Additional or preferred qualifications
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
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field, and 7+ years of software engineering experience.
Solid systems thinking and architectural design expertise.
Experience leading large-scale, geo-distributed engineering initiatives from design through delivery.
Experience building, shipping, and operating highly available distributed systems at scale.
Solid problem-solving, design, coding, and debugging skills.
Experience building cloud infrastructure, platform services, or developer platforms.
Experience leveraging AI technologies to solve platform and infrastructure challenges.
Proven ability to mentor engineers and influence technical direction across teams.
Experience collaborating with global stakeholders to deliver complex engineering outcomes.
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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.
