Senior Software Engineer

<p><span><span><span>Microsoft is a company where passionate innovators come to collaborate, envision what can be and take their careers </span><span>further</span><span>. This is a world of </span><span>more </span><span>possibilities</span><span>, more innovation, more openness, and the sky</span> <span>is</span> <span>the</span> <span>limit</span><span> thinking</span><span> in</span><span> a cloud-enabled world.</span></span><span><span> </span><br/></span><span><span> </span><br/></span><span><span>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 &amp; real-time </span><span>analytics,</span><span> and business intelligence. The </span><span>products</span><span> 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.</span></span><span> </span></span></p><p><span> </span></p><p><span><span>​</span><span aria-label="Plain text content control"><span>​</span><span><span>Within Azure Data, the big data analytics team </span><span>provides</span><span> a range of products that enable data engineers and data scientists to extract intelligence from all data – structured, semi-structured, and unstructured. We build the Data Engineering, Data Science, and Data Integration pillars of Microsoft Fabric.</span></span><span><span> </span><br/></span><span>​</span></span><span> </span></span></p><p><span><span>​</span><span aria-label="Plain text content control"><span>​</span><span><span>The Spark team in Fabric is looking to push the boundaries of what is possible, again. You can help rebuild the way analytics engines process data. We build services that enable big data developers to build mission critical applications with </span><span>high levels</span><span> of </span><span>SLA .</span><span> As an IC in our team, you will have an opportunity to work on and extend OSS technologies like </span><span>Spark ,</span> <span>Delta ,</span> <span>Velox</span><span> and Gluten as well as proprietary Microsoft services. You will help design &amp; implement software components, </span><span>participate</span><span> in code reviews, design reviews, </span><span>assist</span><span> customers as needed to be able to </span><span>leverage</span><span> the service and keep the service running. You will support a team of talented engineers aiming to improve the abilities of what is possible with Spark today with industry leading performance, integration, </span><span>security</span><span> and reliability.</span></span><span><span> </span><br/></span></span></span></p><p> </p><p><span><span aria-label="Plain text content control"><span><span>This will require exploring the frontiers of what is possible. This role also requires working at the interface of HW and SW and experience working with GPUs is a plus.</span></span><span><span> </span><br/></span><span>​</span></span><span> </span></span></p><p><span><span><span>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 </span><span>better served</span><span>.</span></span><span> </span></span></p> <h3>Responsibilities</h3> <ul><li><span><span>​</span><span aria-label="Plain text content control"><span>​</span><span><span>Work with a team of passionate engineers to deliver success for customers</span></span><span><span> </span><br/></span></span></span></li><li><span><span aria-label="Plain text content control"><span><span>Design, implement, test, and operate data services</span></span><span><span> </span><br/></span></span></span></li><li><span><span aria-label="Plain text content control"><span><span>Release features on time, with high quality, meeting functional, performance, scalability, and compliance requirements</span></span><span><span> </span><br/></span></span></span></li><li><span><span aria-label="Plain text content control"><span><span>Drive quality right from the design phase, incorporating best practices and engineering for testability</span></span><span><span> </span><br/></span></span></span></li><li><span><span aria-label="Plain text content control"><span><span>Solve problems relating to mission critical services and create solutions to prevent problem recurrence</span></span><span><span> </span><br/></span></span></span></li><li><span><span aria-label="Plain text content control"><span><span>Participate in product live site and operations</span></span><span><span> </span><br/></span></span></span></li><li><span><span aria-label="Plain text content control"><span><span>Mentor and grow our engineers to better deliver on the goal