Software Engineer

Come join Azure to help build the world's computer with minimal customer disruption, maximum efficiency and intelligence. Azure's hyperscale growth continues and is only increasing. We drive the buildout of Azure datacenter resources and services, impacting Microsoft's profitability and the world.

As a Software Engineer on the Azure Capacity Infrastructure Service team, you'll learn how both Azure backend services and business come together to make the cloud a reality. This opportunity will allow you to design, build, deploy and run the intelligence necessary to increase efficiency and scalability across a distributed system to safely orchestrate Azure growth and expansion.

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.

• Collaborates with product, engineering, security, and privacy partners to understand user and feature requirements
• Implements featurescoped code using team standards, reusable patterns, and AIassisted development practices
• Participates in design discussions and contributes to design documents and dependency identification under guidance
• Assists in breaking down work items, estimating effort, and escalating risks or blockers early
• Uses debugging tools, tests, logs, and telemetry to identify, triage, and fix issues in assigned features
• Acts as Designated Responsible Individual (DRI) for assigned components during oncall, following playbooks to restore service and escalating complex issues
• Applies security, privacy, accessibility, and compliance best practices with guidance; supports testing and validation.Contributes to operational readiness through monitoring, safe deployments, rollback planning, and continuous learning

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, or related technical discipline with proven experience coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python,
  • OR equivalent experience.

Other Requirements

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.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field with proven experience 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 2+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python,
  • OR equivalent experience.

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Software Engineering IC2 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $84,200 - $165,200 per year. There is a different range applicable to specific work locations, within the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area, and the base pay range for this role in those locations is USD $109,000 - $180,400 per year.

Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here:
https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/us-corporate-pay

This position will be open for a minimum of 5 days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.

Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran or military status, race, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance with religious accommodations and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations.