Microsoft Software Engineer II 

United States, Washington 

653364036

• 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
  o OR equivalent experience.
• Ability to engage DevOps engineering practices.

Other Requirements:

• Cloud Background check: 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.

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 4+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python

  o OR Master'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

  o OR equivalent experience.

• Experience in building, shipping and operating reliable, distributed systems software.
• Ability to learn and grasps concepts quickly in a fast-paced environment.
• Remarkable problem-solving skills and outstanding drive for results.
• Commitment to collaboration and teamwork and ability to deliver via influence.
• Self-starter, who proactively identifies problems and drives for resolution.
• Experience with containers and Kubernetes.
• Solid technical and design Skills towards problem solving w.r.to scale and optimization.
• Solid analysis and communication experience including customer critical issues and resolution.
• Solid programming experience in GoLang Languages with Data Structures and Algorithms.
• A bias towards action to identify the best approach.
• Solid communication, verbal and written English skills.

Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here:

Microsoft will accept applications for the role until January 13, 2025.

• 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.
• Develops and implements code for a product, service, or feature, reusing existing code when possible.
• 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.