Software Engineer II
Microsoft
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Job Description
Overview
The Azure Hyperscale Networking team is growing to meet the challenges posed by increased network traffic, AI transformation of Azure hosted services and AI training. The Wide Area Networking team (WAN) is hiring experienced engineers to join our agile and diverse engineering teams focused on Network traffic engineering, quality and reliability. We are looking to hire a Software Engineer II.
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.
Responsibilities
- Works with appropriate stakeholders to determine user requirements for a set of features.
- Contributes to the identification of dependencies, and the development of design documents for a product area with little oversight.
- Creates and implements code for a product, service, or feature, reusing code as applicable.
- Contributes to efforts to break down larger work items into smaller work items and provides estimation.
- Acts as a Designated Responsible Individual (DRI) working on-call to monitor system/product feature/service for degradation, downtime, or interruptions and gains approval to restore system/product/service for simple problems.
- Remains current in skills by investing time and effort into staying abreast of current developments that will improve the availability, reliability, efficiency, observability, and performance of products while also driving consistency in monitoring and operations at scale.
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 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 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.
- 1+ year(s) of experience in analyzing and troubleshooting large-scale distributed systems.
Key skills/competency
- Networking
- Traffic Engineering
- Reliability Engineering
- Distributed Systems
- Cloud Computing
- Azure
- Software Development
- Python
- C++
- Problem Solving
- On-call Support
How to Get Hired at Microsoft
- Research Microsoft's culture: Study their mission, values, recent news, and employee testimonials on LinkedIn and Glassdoor.
- Tailor your resume: Customize your resume to highlight experience in large-scale networking, distributed systems, and core programming languages like C++, Java, or Python, aligning with the Software Engineer II role at Microsoft.
- Practice technical interviews: Prepare for coding challenges, system design questions, and deep dives into networking protocols and cloud infrastructure, demonstrating expertise relevant to Azure.
- Showcase problem-solving skills: During interviews, clearly articulate your thought process for solving complex engineering problems and discuss past experiences with on-call support or system reliability improvements.
- Network strategically: Connect with current Microsoft employees on LinkedIn to gain insights into team dynamics and the hiring process, and demonstrate your passion for Microsoft's mission.
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