Software Engineer II

Overview

Do you enjoy building scalable, reliable, and cloud-native backend services that power world-class product experiences? If so, you might be the Software Engineer II we are looking for. At Microsoft, our mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. We foster a culture of growth mindset, excellence, and collaboration that inspires us to create life-changing innovations impacting billions of lives. Join our diverse and talented team and help shape the future of cloud services.

To learn more, please visit: https://careers.microsoft.com/mission-culture

Responsibilities

In this Software Engineer II role, you’ll design, build, and operate distributed backend services that form the foundation of Microsoft’s cloud platforms and product experiences. You’ll focus on developing microservices and infrastructure components that are cloud-native, scalable, secure, and resilient—supporting mission-critical systems.

You’ll work with modern cloud technologies and service frameworks to deliver high-availability, low-latency services that meet demanding performance and reliability standards. Your work may include service orchestration, API design, telemetry and diagnostics, service-to-service communication, and deployment automation. You’ll collaborate with partner teams across Microsoft to ensure seamless integration, operational excellence, and alignment with platform architecture.

This is an opportunity to deepen your expertise in distributed systems and cloud infrastructure while contributing to services that power Microsoft’s most strategic platforms and customer experiences.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related technical field and 2+ years of 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.
• 4+ years of professional experience designing and developing distributed backend services using microservice architecture in cloud environments (e.g., Azure, AWS, GCP).
• 2+ years of experience in the development or operation of scalable infrastructure or platform services that support high availability and reliability in production environments.

Key skills/competency

• Backend Development
• Cloud-Native Services
• Distributed Systems
• Microservices Architecture
• API Design
• Service Orchestration
• High Availability
• Scalability
• Telemetry and Diagnostics
• Programming (C#, Java, Python)