Senior Software Engineer

Microsoft Corporation•Redmond, WA

33d

About The Position

Are you passionate about building high-performance, low-latency systems that power mission-critical workloads? The Azure Dev Services team delivers a suite of fully managed Azure services including Azure App Configuration, Azure Managed Grafana, Azure Managed Redis, and Azure Diagnostics that help developers build, monitor, and scale modern cloud applications with confidence. As a Senior Software Engineer on the Azure Dev Services team, you'll take ownership of key product areas, collaborate across Azure, take a leading role in product development, and help shape the future of developer infrastructure and observability. This opportunity will allow you to deepen your distributed systems expertise, work with cutting-edge Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies, and grow your impact across Azure. This role is part of a dynamic and collaborative team in the Developer Division under the CoreAI business group. 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 positivelyâ impactâ our culture every day.

Requirements

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#, Java, JavaScript, or Python OR equivalent experience
4+ years of experience with cloud platforms such as Azure, Amazon Web Services (AWS), or Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
1+ years of proficiency with AI-assisted development tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot, IntelliCode)
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

Nice To Haves

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#, Java, JavaScript, or Python OR 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#, Java, JavaScript, or Python OR equivalent experience.
Experience with .NET is a plus
Experience developing, deploying, or integrating AI-powered solutions in production environments
Experience building or integrating AI applications using technologies such as LLMs, Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers, or RAG pipelines
Working knowledge of web and cloud technologies, including containers, microservices, and CI/CD pipelines
Familiarity with distributed systems, cloud-native architectures, or managed cloud services

Responsibilities

Own and operate highly scalable, reliable, and low-latency distributed systems that power mission-critical workloads
Design and implement features that enable configuration management, monitoring, analytics, and observability for modern cloud applications
Drive integration with other Azure services to deliver seamless customer experiences
Write high-quality, well-tested code and own the DevOps lifecycle, including monitoring, alerting, and incident response
Integrate AI-assisted development tools to improve engineering productivity and code quality
Contribute to AI-enhanced features using technologies such as Large Language Models (LLMs), Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers, and Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG)
Mentor others, fostering technical growth, promoting engineering best practices, and leading initiatives to enhance team capabilities and collaboration
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