Software Engineer

Overview

Azure Arc enables organizations to deploy Microsoft Azure services anywhere, extending Azure management capabilities to any infrastructure and connecting on-premises computing resources to the cloud. It provides a unified approach to governance and management across multi-cloud and on-premises environments through a single interface. Azure Arc simplifies the administration of servers and Kubernetes environments by projecting them into Azure Resource Manager, allowing for streamlined configuration, monitoring, and security of both first-party and third-party applications.

As a Software Engineer in Azure Arc, part of the Azure Core team, you will contribute to building a Kubernetes-based platform that empowers customers to manage resources across clouds, data centers, and edge environments. This role involves collaborating with partner teams such as Azure SQL, Azure Web Apps, and Azure Stack to bring Azure services to on-premises infrastructure. You will work with technologies including Go, Python, Kubernetes, Linux, and other open-source tools to develop a robust hybrid platform.We are seeking engineers who are passionate about creating scalable, inclusive, and innovative solutions. The ideal candidate will have experience with cloud-native development and a strong interest in open-source technologies. Your contributions will help shape the future of hybrid cloud management and support customers in achieving operational excellence.

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

• Works with appropriate stakeholders to determine user requirements for a set of features.
• Contributes to the identification of dependencies, and the development of design documents for a product area with little oversight.
• Creates and implements code for a product, service, or feature, reusing code as applicable.
• Contributes to efforts to break down larger work items into smaller work items and provides estimation.
• Acts as a Designated Responsible Individual (DRI) working on-call to monitor system/product feature/service for degradation, downtime, or interruptions and gains approval to restore system/product/service for simple problems.
• Remains current in skills by investing time and effort into staying abreast of current developments that will improve the availability, reliability, efficiency, observability, and performance of products while also driving consistency in monitoring and operations at scale.
  
  

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, or related technical discipline,
• OR equivalent experience.
• Proven experience coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python.
• Proven experience with Kubernetes or other container technologies.
• Proven experience building RESTful services and developing software hosted in Microsoft Azure, AWS, or other similar cloud platforms.
  

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, or related technical discipline AND 1+ year(s) technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, OR Python,
• OR Master'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.
• Reliable problem-solving and debugging skills.
• Demonstrated engagement in site reliability engineering (SRE) practices.
  

Software Engineering IC2 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $84,200 - $165,200 per year. There is a different range applicable to specific work locations, within the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area, and the base pay range for this role in those locations is USD $109,000 - $180,400 per year.

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.