Software Engineer
MicrosoftUnited States11 days ago
Full-timeEngineering, Information Technology
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Come build community, explore your passions and do your best work at Microsoft. This opportunity will allow you to bring your aspirations, talent, potential - and excitement for the journey ahead. We’re a company of learn-it-alls rather than know-it-alls and our culture is centered around embracing a growth mindset, a theme of inspiring excellence, and encouraging teams and leaders to bring their best each day. Does this sound like you? Learn more about our cultural attributes.
Shape the future of cloud compute with VM Central Team! We design and deliver the core platform that powers Virtual Machines across Azure—enabling millions of customers to run workloads at scale with speed, reliability, and intelligence.
You’ll be part of a team that thrives on solving complex challenges in VM orchestration, automation, and intelligent platform services. Here, you’ll influence everything from SKU design and analytics to workflow optimization and accelerating time-to-market, ensuring customers get the best performance and flexibility.
As a Software Engineer on the VM Central team, you will ensure the reliability and scalability of mission-critical services that manage virtual machines globally. You’ll develop robust test and validation strategies, build automation frameworks, and integrate telemetry-driven insights to improve quality and customer experience. Preferred tools and platforms include GIT, Visual Studio, and Code Agents such as Copilot, Claude, ChatGPT, and Llama. Candidates with academic backgrounds in computer architecture, operating systems, networking, databases, data structures, and object-oriented programming will thrive in this environment.
Microsoft’s mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. As employees we come together with a growth mindset, innovate to empower others, and collaborate to realize our shared goals. Each day we build on our values of respect, integrity, and accountability to create a culture of inclusion where everyone can thrive at work and beyond.
Responsibilities
Required Qualifications
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:
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.
Come build community, explore your passions and do your best work at Microsoft. This opportunity will allow you to bring your aspirations, talent, potential - and excitement for the journey ahead. We’re a company of learn-it-alls rather than know-it-alls and our culture is centered around embracing a growth mindset, a theme of inspiring excellence, and encouraging teams and leaders to bring their best each day. Does this sound like you? Learn more about our cultural attributes.
Shape the future of cloud compute with VM Central Team! We design and deliver the core platform that powers Virtual Machines across Azure—enabling millions of customers to run workloads at scale with speed, reliability, and intelligence.
You’ll be part of a team that thrives on solving complex challenges in VM orchestration, automation, and intelligent platform services. Here, you’ll influence everything from SKU design and analytics to workflow optimization and accelerating time-to-market, ensuring customers get the best performance and flexibility.
As a Software Engineer on the VM Central team, you will ensure the reliability and scalability of mission-critical services that manage virtual machines globally. You’ll develop robust test and validation strategies, build automation frameworks, and integrate telemetry-driven insights to improve quality and customer experience. Preferred tools and platforms include GIT, Visual Studio, and Code Agents such as Copilot, Claude, ChatGPT, and Llama. Candidates with academic backgrounds in computer architecture, operating systems, networking, databases, data structures, and object-oriented programming will thrive in this environment.
Microsoft’s mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. As employees we come together with a growth mindset, innovate to empower others, and collaborate to realize our shared goals. Each day we build on our values of respect, integrity, and accountability to create a culture of inclusion where everyone can thrive at work and beyond.
Responsibilities
- Learns to break down work items into actionable tasks in collaboration with stakeholders, estimate timelines, and escalate delays. Supports feature deployments across cloud infrastructure and new product introductions, considering user impact and adhering to safe deployment practices.
- Collaborates with cross-functional teams to define feature requirements and integrate feedback into design iterations. Establishes feedback loops using customer metrics to drive continuous improvement across backend systems.
- Applies coding standards and best practices in object-oriented programming, developing maintainable and extensible code with guidance. Participates in code reviews and uses debugging tools to proactively and reactively resolve issues in distributed systems.
- Supports documentation and dependency mapping for features, gaining exposure to system interactions and backend architecture. Contributes to architectural discussions and technical validation efforts, including hypothesis testing and automation integration.
- Participates in live service operations and acts as a Designated Responsible Individual (DRI) to monitor and restore system functionality within SLA timelines. Integrates telemetry data to analyze system behavior with a focus on performance, reliability, and safety.
- Develops and applies best practices for scalable, secure code. Understands global and local regulations, customer scaling requirements, and supports cross-team communication to enhance user experience and partner collaboration.
- Ensures compliance with security, privacy, safety, and accessibility standards. Leverages developer tools such as GIT, Visual Studio, and Code Agents (e.g., Copilot, Claude, ChatGPT, Llama) for code creation, debugging, and automation in production and deployment workflows.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, or related technical discipline with proven experience 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 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.
- Master's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field with proven experience coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python,
- OR Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 1+ year(s) technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python,
- OR equivalent experience.
- 1+ year(s) experience in developing full stack React-based web applications (front end to back end)
- 1+ year(s) experience with experimentation and data analysis.
- Professional and/or academic experience with GIT, Visual Studio, and/or Code Agents (including Copilot, Claude, ChatGPT, and/or Llama).
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.
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