Senior Software Engineer

<p><span>Azure is going through a steep growth curve. We are building a new container platform, incorporating the best industry practices, to accelerate the pace by teams across Azure Core in delivering infrastructure services with world-class performance and reliability.</span></p><p> </p><p><span>We are looking for a Senior Software Engineer to join our team in the design and the implementation of new container platform service. We are taking a strategic bet on .Net Core running in Linux containers. Because Quota service will eventually be involved in the provisioning of every Azure resource, the design and the implementation of Quota service must ensure service reliability and performance at Azure scale.</span></p><p> </p><p><span>Microsoft’s mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. As employees we come together with a growth mindset, innovate to empower others and collaborate to realize our shared goals. Each day we build on our values of respect, integrity, and accountability to create a culture of inclusion where everyone can thrive at work and beyond.</span></p> <h3>Responsibilities</h3> <ul><li><span>You will grow engineering expertise in developing and owning new container platform services.</span></li><li><span>You will collaborate with Program Managers and teams across Azure Core to design and advance the new container platform services through consensus building.</span></li><li><span>You will participate and practice a customer-centered engineering culture.</span></li><li><span>You will balance between resource constraints and business priorities via the innovation in design.</span></li><li><span>You will adopt data driven approach with a strong focus on system performance, availability, and serviceability.</span></li><li><span>You will prioritize repair-items and optimize for on-call engineers’ work-and-life balance.</span></li></ul> <h3>Qualifications</h3> <p><span><strong>Required Qualifications: </strong></span></p><ul><li><span>Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python.</span><ul><li><span>OR equivalent experience.</span></li></ul></li><li><span>Significant industry experience as a software development engineer.</span></li><li><span>Experience in developing and operating cloud services at scale</span></li></ul><p><span>Other Requirements:</span></p><ul><li><span>Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements are required for this role. These requirements include, but are not limited to the following specialized security screenings: Microsoft Cloud Background Check: This position will be required to pass the Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter.</span></li></ul><p><span><strong>Additional / Preferred Qualifications: </strong></span></p><ul><li><span>Software development experience in building container-based applications in Kubernetes.</span></li></ul><p><span>Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances.  We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request via the <a href="https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/accommodationrequest" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Accommodation request form</a>.</span></p><p> </p><p><span>Benefits/perks listed below may vary depending on the nature of your employment with Microsoft and the country where you work.</span></p><p> </p><p><span>#Azurecorejobs</span></p>