Software Engineer II

The Edge Distribution Services team (EDS) works on innovative digital distribution technology. Our Windows Update service reaches over a billion devices keeping them secure and up to date. We are looking for Software Engineer II to work on our content distribution system that serves Microsoft customers across the world.

A Software Engineer II in this position will work in several areas across our stack, including infrastructure, manageability, content distribution and security. You will get to be involved in the design, implementation, and live site support of your feature areas working with peers, partners, and customers to deliver results. You will demonstrate an ability to learn and adopt relevant new technologies, tools, methods and processes to leverage in your solutions.

This is an excellent opportunity where you can have a big impact.  If you’re interested in tackling challenging engineering problems in a fun, fast-paced environment, we’d love to hear from you.

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.

In alignment with our Microsoft values, we are committed to cultivating an inclusive work environment for all employees to positively impact our culture every day.

Required/Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 2+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python
  • OR equivalent experience.
• 2 years’ experience working with data structures and algorithms for large-scale distributed systems.
• 2 years’ experience managing and deploying services on Azure and maintaining a global commercial service.

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: 

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• Microsoft Cloud Background Check: This position will be required to pass the Microsoft Cloud Background Check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter. 

Additional or Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 4+ years technical engineering experience with coding in C#.
  • OR Master’s Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 2+ years technical engineering  experience with coding in C#.
  • OR equivalent experience.

• Experience with developing large-scale services in Azure and knowledge of networking, virtual machines provisioning, cloud computing platforms..
• Experience with SQL and database management systems.
• Experience building Distributed Systems with guarantees.
• DevOps development experience with live site reliability.

Software Engineering IC3 – The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $98,300 – $193,200 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 $127,200 – $208,800 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   

Microsoft will accept applications for the role until September 8th, 2024.

Candidate should be self-driven, motivated individuals that possess software design and problem-solving skills.

• Design, develop, deploy and maintain code and infrastructure used across the system.
• Improve service fundamentals, including reliability, testing, capacity planning, performance, security, monitoring and maintainability.
• Participate in on-call rotation and improve in the live-site process and tools.
• Collaborate with teammates and partner teams to design technical solutions.
• Leverage, and contribute to, overall team technical knowledge.
• Build deep domain expertise on global infrastructure deployment technology and processes.
• Solve problems by always leading with deep passion and empathy for customers.
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