Senior Developer in Microsoft

Within Azure Data, the databases team builds and maintains Microsoft's operational Database systems. We store and manage data in a structured way to enable multitude of applications across various industries. We are on a journey to enable developer friendly, mission-critical, AI enabled operational Databases across relational, non-relational and OSS offerings.

We are a small but diverse team of people with various views, backgrounds and beliefs. We operate like a family; we invest in each other’s success and elevate each other. We foster a friendly and inclusive environment where every individual is valued. We work at all layers of the technology stack and have both technically deep and broad challenges, from deep systems code to complex distributed systems. If that sounds exciting to you, then the Data Platform Backplane team could be a great place to call home.

We are hiring Software Engineers to help design and implement the technologies that will enable Microsoft to tackle a new set of enterprise and cloud problems.

Here’s a little introduction to our team:

• We spend our days collaborating with, teaching, and learning from a diverse set of world class engineers.
• We develop, test, and check code in every day.
• We are obsessed with customers and make data-driven decisions using telemetry collected from customers and production systems.
• We take time to build the engineering systems that allow us to focus on new problems and reduce overhead.
• We look for opportunities to use existing technologies and open source
• Work on the latest technology to build reliable, performing, scalable and distributed services from the ground up
• Mentor junior engineers, build cooperative partnerships and contribute to others' success.
• Bring clarity and energy and deliver with customer obsessed and data-driven results.
• Be open to feedback and apply a growth mindset to constantly learn and improve.

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, or related technical discipline AND 4+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python OR equivalent experience.
• Strong passion and proven experience delivering high quality services.
• 3+years of experience designing, implementing, and shipping products.
• Passion for being part of an inclusive high-performance team.
• Exceptional problem solving, coding & debugging skills
• Passion for and ability to quickly understand emerging technologies.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.
• Passion for agile development philosophy

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 8+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python
  • OR Master's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 6+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python
    • OR equivalent experience.
• Development or use of distributed or cloud platform components
• Proficient debugging of application and infrastructure code
• Experience with both Windows and Linux
• Design and development experience in database engines, distributed systems, cloud computing, container technology, and operating system internals
• 2+ years of hands-on experience with Kubernetes

Benefits/perks listed below may vary depending on the nature of your employment with Microsoft and the country where you work.

Industry leading healthcare

Educational resources

Discounts on products and services

Savings and investments

Maternity and paternity leave

Generous time away

Giving programs

Opportunities to network and connect