Software Engineering

Overview
We are Azure Data, a Microsoft team that drives the future of data processing in the Microsoft Cloud. Our software development team is building some of the most advanced and widely used data processing cloud services in the world. The services we build are based on groundbreaking technology and are global market leaders, with millions of active users.

Azure Synapse Analytics and Microsoft Fabric - Synapse Data Warehouse are our flagship modern data warehousing services, used by everyone from individual developers to world's largest enterprises. We've developed a new serverless analytics engine which enables users to run SQL queries in data lake, up to 100s of terabytes in scale. There are only a few similar solutions in the world, hence we're very proud of this achievement.

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.

We are looking for Software Engineers who are passionate and highly motivated to work on researching, solving deep technical problems, and taking on new challenges. In this role you will collaborate with some of the world's leading experts in this area of technology, and have an excellent opportunity to learn, grow and advance your career.

Responsibilities

• Design, produce and deliver software to improve the reliability, scalability, performance, security, and efficiency of a cloud service.
• Contribute with fixing, enhancing, and supporting our services in production, including periodic on-call duties.
• Collaborate with colleagues across the world to address all requirements needed to run enterprise-grade services.
• Participate actively in code reviews, bug/issue triage with the feature teams, and support well informed decisions towards business and engineering goals.
• Review and influence ongoing design, architecture, standards and methods for operating services and systems.

Qualifications
Required Qualifications

• Degree in Computer Science or a related engineering discipline.
• Experience in system programming.
• 2+ years of software development experience.
• Ability to effectively communicate in English.
• Great collaboration and team-player skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Demonstrated excellence in coding and technical communication.
• Demonstrated problem solving and debugging skills.
• Experience with one or more general purpose programming languages including, but not limited to: Java, C/C++, C#, Python, JavaScript, PowerShell, Rust.
• Experience with large scale services, distributed systems.
• Strong customer focus and data driven approach.
• Adaptability in fast paced environment.

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
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