Microsoft

Software Engineer II and/or Senior Software Engineer - Kubernetes

Microsoft$102K — $202K *
Information Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related field plus 2+ years of technical engineering experience with relevant programming languages or equivalent experience.
  • Master's Degree with 6+ years of experience or Bachelor's with 8+ years focusing on relevant programming languages is preferred.
  • Experience with Kubernetes and cloud-native infrastructure is desirable.
  • Knowledge of distributed systems and large-scale production services is essential.
  • Ability to meet security screening requirements for Microsoft and its customers.

Responsibilities

  • Lead design and code reviews across feature areas in the engineering lifecycle.
  • Participate in all phases of project development from research to live-site support.
  • Design, build, and operate cloud infrastructure components focused on reliability and efficiency.
  • Drive design and implementation work for Azure Observability services across various environments.
  • Own production-quality features from design through to deployment and monitoring.
  • Enhance operational patterns for Kubernetes, including traffic management and resiliency practices.
  • Collaborate with infrastructure and observability teams to ensure effective delivery of solutions.

Benefits

  • Health and wellness benefits including medical, dental, and vision coverage.
  • Generous paid time off and sick leave policies.
  • 401(k) retirement plan with company matching contributions.
  • Professional development programs and tuition assistance.
  • Employee discounts on various products and services.
Full Job Description
Responsibilities

As a member of our team, you will lead design and code reviews across feature areas and participate in all stages of our engineering lifecycle (initial research and discovery, quick iteration on promising concepts, solution prototyping and development, deployment and live site support).

Developers in the team are expected to wear multiple hats and demonstrate breadth, depth, and leadership.
You will work with multiple partner teams and deploy across all Azure regions.

This position is for someone who:
- Passionate about distributed systems and planetary scale services.
- Enjoys the challenge of designing, building and operating cloud infrastructure platform components built on Kubernetes, with a strong focus on reliability, security, networking, diagnosability, and global-scale cost efficiency.
- Drive well-scoped design and implementation work for cloud-native infrastructure used by Azure Observability services across multiple environments.
- Own production-quality features end to end, including design, coding, validation, deployment, monitoring, and live-site support.
- Improve Kubernetes-based operational patterns, including service-to-service communication, workload placement, traffic management, and resiliency practices.
- Partner with adjacent infrastructure, observability, and platform teams to align dependencies, clarify ownership, and deliver supportable solutions.
- Embody Microsoft culture and values.

Embody our culture and values

Qualifications

Required/Minimum 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.

Job Requirements: Other & Additional

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/Additional Qualifications
  • Master's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 6+ 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 8+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python OR equivalent experience.
  • Experience with Kubernetes, containers, cloud-native infrastructure, distributed systems, or large-scale production services.
  • Experience improving reliability, security, observability, networking, or operational excellence for live services.
  • Experience partnering across teams to deliver infrastructure capabilities with clear ownership and supportability.
  • Experience with C#, Java, C++, Go, Python, or similar programming languages.


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Software Engineering IC3 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $102,100 - $202,200 per year. There is a different range applicable to specific work locations, within the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area, and the base pay range for this role in those locations is USD $133,800 - $219,200 per year.

Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here:
https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/us-corporate-pay

Software Engineering IC4 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $119,800 - $234,700 per year. There is a different range applicable to specific work locations, within the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area, and the base pay range for this role in those locations is USD $160,200 - $261,000 per year.

Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here:
https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/us-corporate-pay

This position will be open for a minimum of 5 days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.

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