Senior Software Engineer

We are looking for a Senior Software Engineer to join our team! Microsoft Azure Edge + Platform (E+P) is a globally distributed team of engineers, architects, program managers, product managers, business program managers, business administrators, user experience researchers and designers who are responsible for the platform for Microsoft and for delivering Microsoft’s edge vision. We create the most reliable and trustworthy OS and platform services to empower Microsoft and our customers to achieve more. We unlock the next wave of opportunity at the edge through an at-scale ecosystem driving widespread adoption of our Microsoft cloud services.   

The Azure Digital Operations organization is building the next generation edge platform tailored to address the unique requirements of messaging, data processing, and connectivity for customers in the manufacturing, industrial, and retail sectors. Our Azure IoT Operations messaging team is at the helm of developing advanced messaging and data processing services that integrate seamlessly with the Azure Arc platform. These services are engineered to be highly available, scalable, observable, and secure, making them ideal for mission-critical applications. They facilitate large-scale data ingestion, processing, and support operations directly at the edge 

We are currently seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join this transformative journey and play a crucial role in redefining and advancing the future of Azure IoT Operations. In this role, you will focus on developing robust messaging services and data processing solutions  that utilize cutting-edge technologies like WebAssembly (Wasm) and operate on Kubernetes at the edge. Ideal candidates will possess a solid foundation in Computer Science fundamentals, demonstrate exceptional leadership and technical design capabilities, and have a keen interest in solving complex, ambiguous challenges.  

We are building a team where diversity of thought is valued and where everyone is encouraged to come up with new ideas to make our customers’ lives better. We value people who can bring a diverse perspective to our product and where a developer will not just write code but will have a real meaningful impact on the direction of the product and which features to build. We value the One Microsoft approach to achieve our mission to empower every person and organization on the planet.  

Responsibilities

• Design and develop scalable, reliable, and secure services optimized for Kubernetes at the edge.  
• Work with architects and stakeholders to define direction of the product, develop architectural proposals, design and implementation components, and ship features to customers.  

• Lead by example within the team by producing extensible and maintainable code. Apply metrics to drive the quality and stability of code, as well as appropriate coding patterns and best practices.  

• Participate in code reviews to ensure coding standards are followed. Consider diagnosability, reliability, and maintainability when reviewing code, and understand when code is ready to be shared or delivered.  

• Implement test automation to ensure robustness of the product.  

• Design for observability and build rich diagnostics into the product.   

Qualifications

Required/Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, or related technical discipline AND 4+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limi