Software Engineer II

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Join the Azure Wide Area Network (WAN) Bandwidth Broker team at Microsoft, where we are at the forefront of analyzing and designing the network infrastructure of the future. Our team is dedicated to providing traffic management, quality of service enforcement and admission control on the WAN network - collaborating with internal and external stakeholders to run and operate the most reliable and scalable network on the planet.

As a Software Engineer II, you will tackle high-impact challenges, driving clarity and execution to develop solutions for complex problems, utilizing your expertise in software development, distributed systems and network engineering, including areas such as networking protocols and traffic engineering.

In this role, you will play a key role in designing the network infrastructure of the future, ensuring scalability, reliability, and efficiency. By working closely with various teams and external customers, you will provide solutions that meet diverse needs, contributing to the development of cutting-edge network technologies. This role not only accelerates your career growth but also deepens your expertise in software development, release management, and network engineering. Join us to shape the future of network design and reliability analysis at Microsoft. Apply now to embark on an exciting journey of innovation and impact.

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 2+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, or Java.
  
  • OR equivalent experience.
• 2+ years of software development experience with focus on building high performance and scalable systems.
• 2+ years of experience in release management including, but not limited to building CI/CD pipelines for Azure services deployment.

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 5+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C# or Java.
  • OR equivalent experience.
• OR Master's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 3+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C# or Java.
  • OR equivalent experience.
• 2+ years of experience driving cross-functional technical initiatives, demonstrating collaboration skills and the ability to work in diverse teams working towards common goals.
• 1+ years experience with Network Engineering (protocols like Sflow, IPFIX, Traffic Engineering etc) or equivalent experience.
• 1+ years experience in designing and developing scalable microservices using Azure Service Fabric, with proficiency in C#/.NET and distributed systems architecture. Solid understanding of service lifecycle management, reliability, partitioning, and stateful/stateless service models within Service Fabric environments.

Software Engineering IC3 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $100,600 - $199,000 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 $131,400 - $215,400 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

Microsoft will accept applications for the role until September 12, 2025.

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• Partners with appropriate stakeholders to determine requirements for a set of scenarios.
• Leads identification of dependencies and the development of design documents for a product, application, service, or platform.
• Leads by example and produces extensible and maintainable code used across products.
• Holds accountability as a Designated Responsible Individual (DRI), working on-call to monitor system/product/service for degradation, downtime, or interruptions.
• Proactively seeks new knowledge and adapts to new trends, technical solutions, and patterns that will improve the availability, reliability, efficiency, observability, and performance of products while also driving consistency in monitoring and operations at scale and shares knowledge with other engineers.

• Other:

  • Embody our Culture and Values