Software Engineer II - Distributed Systems

Microsoft • Vancouver, BC

2d • CA$85,800 - CA$169,300

About The Position

Microsoft's Azure Data engineering team is leading the transformation of analytics in the world of data with products like databases, data integration, big data analytics, messaging & real-time analytics, and business intelligence. The products our portfolio include Microsoft Fabric, Azure SQL DB, Azure Cosmos DB, Azure PostgreSQL, Azure Data Factory, Azure Synapse Analytics, Azure Service Bus, Azure Event Grid, and Power BI. Our mission is to build the data platform for the age of AI, powering a new class of data-first applications and driving a data culture. Within Azure Data, the messaging and real-time analytics team provides comprehensive solutions and a robust platform that enables users to ingest high granularity signals (real-time & observability) and complex data, converting those into a competitive advantage in real-time for both end users and modern applications. On the Metrics Platform team, we build large-scale, distributed services that ingest, aggregate, and serve telemetry at massive scale. Our platform delivers near real-time insights to Microsoft engineers and Azure customers worldwide. Our team builds: Time-series databases, Streaming metrics pipelines, Hyper-scale distributed systems, Massive-scale services spanning both data and control planes, Architecture to solve complex technical challenges, Monitoring pipelines that maximize throughput while minimizing latency. As a member of our team, you will contribute across the entire engineering lifecycle—from design to production. Engineers on the team have the opportunity to wear multiple hats, demonstrating strong technical depth, broad ownership, and leadership. We do not just value differences or different perspectives. We seek them out and invite them in so we can tap into the collective power of everyone in the company. As a result, our customers are better served.

Requirements

• 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.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Azure, AWS or similar cloud computing platforms.
• Solid design and coding skills with a bias for architecture at scale.
• Great communication skills to collaborate cross-group and work effectively within the team.
• Passion for quality with strong customer empathy.

Nice To Haves

• 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#, Java, JavaScript, or Python OR 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#, Java, JavaScript, or Python OR equivalent experience.
• Prior experience working on C# or building applications on Service Fabric.
• Hands-on experience building and maintaining microservices.

Responsibilities

• Build and operate reliable, scalable Control Plane services that enable high-volume telemetry scenarios for customers around the world.
• Own production-quality features end-to-end, from design and prototyping through implementation, validation, rollout, monitoring, and operational follow-through.
• Collaborate with partner teams to deliver integrated capabilities aligned with customer needs, product priorities, and long-term platform direction.
• Apply AI-assisted engineering workflows to improve productivity, accelerate investigation, and strengthen code quality, testing, and operational readiness.
• Write readable, maintainable, and well-tested code while participating in code reviews to improve quality and share knowledge across the team.
• Share your knowledge by giving brown bags, tech talks, and evangelizing appropriate tech and engineering best practices.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level