Software Engineer II

The Azure Digital Operations org is building the next generation edge platform to solve the operational needs of customers in manufacturing and retail sector. We are looking for a Software Engineer to be part of the exciting new journey to redefine and help drive the future of Azure Digital Operations. You will be responsible for building highly available, resilient and efficient messaging services, data processing and AI frameworks, using latest technologies like WebAssembly (Wasm), that run on Kubernetes at the edge. Join us in helping drive our mission to offer the most scalable, powerful, and secure IoT platform empowering businesses ranging from startups to Fortune 100 enterprises to achieve more. You will be an important part of a team of highly motivated and talented individuals, and this is a great opportunity to challenge yourself, grow your career and influence the next generation of distributed systems platform for Microsoft.

Ideal candidates will possess a solid foundation in Computer Science fundamentals, and have a keen interest in learning enterprise scenarios and working with stakeholders to solve complex challenges. 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

• Work with stakeholders to understand the product landscape and requirements of features.
• Design and develop scalable, reliable, and secure services optimized for Kubernetes at the edge.
• Write code that is well structured, extensible, and maintainable. You will implement test automation to ensure robustness of the product.
• Participate in code reviews to ensure coding standards are followed, and consider diagnosability, reliability, and maintainability when reviewing code, and understand when code is ready to be shared or delivered.
• Help create a diverse and inclusive culture where everyone can bring their full and authentic self and where we do our best work as a result. 

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

• 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.

Other Qualifications:

Microsoft Cloud Background Check: This position will be required to pass the Microsoft Cloud Background Check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter.

Preferred Qualifications:

• 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.
• Familiarity with distributed systems and micro-service development.
• Familiarity with MQTT, AMQP protocols.
• Familiarity with Microsoft Service Fabric.

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 applic