Software Engineer II
Summary
Software Engineer II at Microsoft building scalable, cloud-native backend services and large-scale distributed systems. Day-to-day work spans system design, code reviews, telemetry-driven decisions, integration testing, and live-site reliability and monitoring.
Do you enjoy building scalable, reliable, and cloud-native backend services that power world-class product experiences? If so, you might be the Software Engineer II we are looking for. At Microsoft, our mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. We foster a culture of growth mindset, excellence, and collaboration that inspires us to create life-changing innovations impacting billions of lives. Join our diverse and talented team and help shape the future of cloud services. To learn more, please visit:
Responsibilities
Design and develop large-scale distributed software services and solutions.
Adhere to and drive modern software-engineering practices through design reviews.
Perform system design across well-defined interfaces and multiple components, conduct code reviews, and use data/telemetry to make decisions.
Develop best-in-class engineering by ensuring services and components are well-defined, modular, secure, reliable, diagnosable, actively monitored, and reusable.
Improve test coverage, organize and implement integration tests, and resolve problem areas.
Weigh testability, portability, reliability, and maintainability, and know when code is ready to ship.
Collaborate leaders to contribute to cohesive, end-to-end customer experiences, focusing on customer/partner needs through a data-driven approach.
Troubleshoot and optimize automation, reliability, and monitoring for Live Site. Partner with product and engineering teammates to design and develop large-scale distributed software services and solutions.
Focus on customer/partner needs through a data-driven approach; troubleshoot and optimize automation, reliability, and monitoring for Live Site.
Software Engineering IC3 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $102,100 - $202,200 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 $133,800 - $219,200 per year.
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Software Engineering IC4 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $119,800 - $234,700 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 $160,200 - $261,000 per year.
Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here:
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.