Software Engineer II
About The Position
Microsoft is a company where passionate innovators come to collaborate, envision what can be and take their careers further. This is a world of more possibilities, more innovation, more openness, and the sky is the limit thinking in a cloud-enabled world. Microsoft’s Azure Data engineering team is looking for a Software Engineer II. As the Azure Data engineering team we are 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 business intelligence team builds and maintains Power BI which is the undisputed leader in BI tool in the industry today and serves as the bridge between data professionals & Office users. Power BI’s core value proposition is to enable end users to get answers & insights from their data through data visualization. As part of the Core AI group within Power BI organization, our mission is to enable the next generation of data visualization and analytics with agentic creator workflows, AI-first data apps, and decision intelligence that help people go from data to insight to action. We build and operate agentic workflows and modern data applications as well the infrastructure powering those. 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.
- 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 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 3+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python
- OR equivalent experience.
Responsibilities
- Working on full stack and backend development to deliver comprehensive experiences.
- Collaborating closely with UX & UI designers, product managers, program managers, and other engineers throughout the product feature development lifecycle.
- Demonstrating technical leadership by identifying gaps and writing high-quality code.
- Proactively verifies features, debugs, and tests code. Addresses incidents, implements fixes, and reviews code for quality. Writes maintainable code and applies best practices.
- Provides feedback on architecture, collaborates on product features, and ensures design meets requirements. Develops documentation and coordinates with teams. Creates test strategies and uses AI for automation. Improves test reliability and considers testability in design.
- Automates deployments, validates code securely, and shares knowledge. Follows security and compliance standards. Collaborates for end-to-end testing and scalability. Maintains skills and shares engineering principles.
- Executes project plans, escalates issues, and ensures compliance for deployments. Prepares for disaster recovery. Runs experiments and collaborates on success metrics.
- Maintains operations, responds to incidents, and improves troubleshooting. Uses telemetry for monitoring and escalates issues as needed
- Maintains operations, responds to incidents, and improves troubleshooting. Uses telemetry for monitoring and escalates issues as needed.
- Embody our culture and values
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
