Senior Software Engineer - Linux Platform Engineer (CoreAI)
About The Position
The Senior Software Engineer – Linux Platform Engineer (CoreAI) will work on App Service Linux, a large and fast-growing Azure Platform as a Service offering. The role involves building and managing a large-scale service and solving problems spanning distributed systems, Linux operating systems, and container technology. The engineer will design a resilient, secure platform for Microsoft's strategic customers and contribute to availability and stability while keeping the service secure. The role calls for a customer-centric engineer who can own features and services, investigate ambiguous problems, and develop effective solutions. Work includes designing and coding platform features, improving operational reliability and resilience, and supporting live services.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related technical field and 4+ years of technical engineering experience coding in languages such as C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python, or equivalent experience.
- Ability to meet Microsoft, customer, and/or government security screening requirements, including passing the Microsoft Cloud Background Check upon hire or transfer and every two years thereafter.
Nice To Haves
- 2+ years of Linux OS experience, including Linux kernel, memory management, containerized workloads, and Linux performance optimizations.
- 4+ years of experience with C# or similar object-oriented programming.
- 2+ years of experience with distributed systems.
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Engineering.
Responsibilities
- Design and code features for App Service Linux.
- Improve internal platform operations to make processes more reliable and the system more resilient.
- Identify areas for improvement autonomously and implement solutions.
- Support live services by participating in on-call coverage, performing investigations, driving rollouts, monitoring services, and finding root causes of outages.
Stand Out From the Crowd
Upload your resume and get instant feedback on how well it matches this job.
What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
