Microsoft Senior Software Engineer 

Canada, British Columbia, Vancouver 

837360877

Required Qualifications:

• 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.

• 3+ years of experience supporting production systems in a live site model

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 sceenings:

• This position will be required to pass the Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Knowledge in Linux internals and basic knowledge in Linux kernels.
• Proficiency in troubleshooting complex technical issues and providing solutions.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience working with distributed systems in a cloud environment.
• Passionate in support of customers with a commitment to delivering reliable service.
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate with external teams (open source, standards, and/or partners)
• Technical passion, terrific problem-solving skills, and the ability to work independently.

Software Engineering IC4 - The typical base pay range for this role across Canada is CAD $108,100 - CAD $199,700 per year.

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Microsoft will accept applications for the role until July 16, 2024.

• Design and develop new automation solutions for incident analysis and hands-off mitigation.
• Rotation in a live site operations team with a 25% load of on-call duties (split between a primary and a backup role) supporting Redmond daytime hours, 8:00 AM - 9:00PM PST.
• Collect and analyze data on various metrics to identify key areas to invest in engineering opportunities.
• Investigate, diagnose, and mitigate key issues impacting the Operating System (OS) platform.
• Support other engineers and assist them in ramping up and resolving challenging issues.
• Shifting rotation will occasionally have weekend on-call requirements but will be offset with weekday time off.
• Develop and maintain technical documentation & enhance TSG (Technical support Guide)/Playbook
• Drive training and mentoring of other support engineer to enhance technical skills.
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