Senior Software Engineer

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Azure Compute is one of Microsoft Azure’s most profitable and rapidly growing services. It provides millions of virtual machines that enable customers to run their workloads in the cloud. As a globally available foundational service, Azure Compute supports the scale of services such as Bing, Skype, Azure Store, and Structured Query Language (SQL) databases. It also powers millions of multiplayer gaming sessions and enables the resolution of large computational problems in seconds. The Azure Compute team serves as the core of Microsoft’s cloud operating system. The team builds fault-tolerant distributed systems on top of standard datacenter hardware to deliver infrastructure for hosting cloud applications in virtual servers. This work creates the perception of limitless, elastic, and always-available resources for customers.

As a Senior Software Engineer on this team, you will be a key member of the Azure Kronox team. You will work with a team of engineers building and growing a product partnering with our customers and partners and providing greater intelligence and choices to customers when accessing the Azure capacity across regions.

Kronox is a team within Azure Compute that helps customers manage virtual machines at scale. It provides a streamlined way to schedule the setup and teardown of resources, optimizing cost of goods sold (COGS). The team continuously balances tradeoffs between maintaining a high service level agreement (SLA)—ensuring resources are available when needed—and minimizing COGS by avoiding unnecessary resource usage. This work places Kronox at the intersection of large-scale distributed systems and advanced data science, including machine learning (ML) prediction models.

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.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 4+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, OR Java
  • OR equivalent experience.
• 4+ years of experience with multithreading and asynchronous processing in software development environments.
• 1+ year(s) of experience applying object-oriented programming principles and common design patterns to build scalable and maintainable systems.
• 1+ year(s) of experience demonstrating effective communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to navigate ambiguity and prioritize technical issues.

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 field AND 8+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, or Java
  • OR Master's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 6+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, or Java
  • OR equivalent experience.

• 6+ years of experience in software engineering, including designing and building large-scale distributed systems.
• 4+ years of experience delivering high-quality, customer-focused products with measurable impact.
• 4+ years of experience fostering collaboration across teams to develop innovative and effective solutions.

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 $158,400 - $258,000 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 August 20, 2025.

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