Software Engineer II

Microsoft•Redmond, WA

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. Azure Cosmos DB is Microsoft’s next generation of globally distributed, massively scalable, multi-model cloud database service. It is designed to enable developers to build planet-scale applications. Azure Cosmos DB is one of the fastest growing Azure services. Joining the Azure Cosmos DB team is a fantastic opportunity to work with incredibly talented engineers operating like a startup and be at the forefront of building distributed services at scale. Cosmos DB is a database of choice for the spectrum spanning from the hobbyist developer to the largest of Fortune 500 companies. The database provides the data backbone of many critical systems in Health Care, Retail, Telecommunications, IoT etc. where the Service Availability and Latency is paramount. Cosmos DB provides financially backed SLA (service level agreements) around 99.99 Availability and We are looking for Software Engineers who are passionate about cloud databases and who likes taking data driven decisions and building innovative solutions to support the business growth. You will be responsible for building and optimizing solutions to build Cosmos DB services at scale. You will collaborate with engineers on the team and across services in Azure to architect, design and implement reliable, low-latency solutions for building Cosmos DB services. You will work across the stack to convert vision into a high quality, shipped feature. Our team focuses on diversity of all types of candidates for our roles and we strive to hire people with different experiences and perspectives into our team. To that end, we know that no candidate has every desired skill and experience, but all of us together make our team strong. 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.
Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements are required for this role.
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 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.
Sound problem solving skills and good understanding of distributed algorithms.
Preferred demonstrated experience with Azure technologies (or other cloud computing platforms) and distributed database systems.
Effective communication skills.
Drive to improve performance, availability and supportability of services.
Drive to increase efficiencies through automation.

Responsibilities

Design, develop and maintain high scale services that form the backbone of Cosmos DB.
Dive deep into Azure technologies and distributed database systems.
Collaborate with partners, internal and external to Azure Cosmos DB organization, to design and build features that drive service growth.
Influence and create new designs, architectures, standards and methods for large-scale distributed systems.
Build reusable libraries of services best practices for other teams to leverage.
Work in a culture of continuous improvement, adaptation, reflection, and growth.