Software Engineer
MicrosoftTurkey3 hours ago
Full-timeEngineering, Information Technology
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Overview
The Azure PostgreSQL Database Services team is hiring Software Engineer(s) to join our mission to build the next-generation PostgreSQL platform on Azure. This platform powers mission-critical applications across startups, enterprises, and AI-driven workloads.
As a Software Engineer, you will contribute to innovations in storage systems, high availability, replication, query processing, and PostgreSQL engine internals, gaining deep experience in real-world distributed systems. You’ll work in a collaborative, dynamic environment where your ideas, curiosity, and academic expertise are valued. You’ll also gain expertise in Agentic coding tools and techniques to be ready for the 21st century software engineering profession.
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:
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.
The Azure PostgreSQL Database Services team is hiring Software Engineer(s) to join our mission to build the next-generation PostgreSQL platform on Azure. This platform powers mission-critical applications across startups, enterprises, and AI-driven workloads.
As a Software Engineer, you will contribute to innovations in storage systems, high availability, replication, query processing, and PostgreSQL engine internals, gaining deep experience in real-world distributed systems. You’ll work in a collaborative, dynamic environment where your ideas, curiosity, and academic expertise are valued. You’ll also gain expertise in Agentic coding tools and techniques to be ready for the 21st century software engineering profession.
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
- Learn how cloud infrastructure, managed database services, and global-scale systems operate in practice
- Contribute to the design and implementation of high-scale, distributed components that form the foundation of Azure’s managed PostgreSQL service
- Work on deep systems problems in areas such as database internals, replication, storage, query processing, and performance optimization
- Collaborate with experienced engineers and mentors to translate ideas from research and design into production-grade systems
- Produce high-quality code using agentic coding techniques and participate in design reviews, code reviews, and operational reviews
- Help shape features and services that directly impact developers, enterprises, and future AI workloads
- Stay current with academic and industry trends in databases and systems, and apply cutting-edge ideas to real-world engineering problems
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, or related technical discipline with proven experience coding in systems programming languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, Rust, or Python
- OR Master's Degree (or currently pursuing) in Computer Science or related technical field with proven experience coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, Rust, or Python
- Legally authorized to work in Turkey (Legally authorised = Has citizenship or has been granted a valid visa or work permit)
- Passion for building outstanding experiences for developers and empathy for developer workflows
- Familiarity with cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, GCP) and open-source communities and projects
- Commitment to continuous learning, innovation, and building an inclusive, high-performing engineering culture
- Strong technical fundamentals in distributed systems, concurrency, cloud-native architecture, or database internals
- Familiarity and passion to master agentic coding techniques for more efficient development cycles
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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