Software Engineer: Azure Core Dedicated Team

Job description

Come build community, explore your passions, and do your best work at Microsoft.

Join the Azure Dedicated team, where we deliver mission-critical solutions like **Azure VMware Solution** and cutting-edge **AI and GPU infrastructure** that power the world’s most advanced cloud and AI workloads.

As a Software Engineer, you will develop software and tools that enable secure, scalable, and high-performance cloud services.

You’ll create extensible and maintainable code for backend systems, collaborate with stakeholders to define requirements, and integrate feedback into future designs.

You’ll contribute to testing plans and quality assurance, applying debugging tools, logs, and telemetry to proactively identify and resolve issues.

This role offers exposure to **cloud computing** , **distributed systems** , and **unit testing** , with opportunities to work on large-scale infrastructure supporting AI innovation.

You’ll learn best practices for scalability, reliability, and compliance, ensuring solutions meet high standards for **security** , **privacy** , and **performance** .

Learn more:

+ https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/products/azure-vmware
+ https://blogs.microsoft.com/on-the-issues/2025/09/18/made-in-wisconsin-the-worlds-most-powerful-ai-datacenter/

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.

**Responsibilities**

+ Breaks down work items into actionable tasks in collaboration with stakeholders, provides estimations, and escalates delays when needed.

Supports feature deployments for Azure VMware Solution and AI/GPU infrastructure, ensuring safe deployment practices and minimal customer impact.
+ Partners with cross-functional teams to define feature requirements and integrate feedback into design iterations.

Establishes feedback loops using customer metrics to drive continuous improvement in cloud and AI services.
+ Applies coding standards and best practices, developing maintainable and extensible code with guidance.

Participates in code reviews and uses debugging tools, logs, and telemetry to proactively and reactively resolve issues in distributed systems.
+ Supports documentation and dependency mapping for features, gaining exposure to system interactions and backend architecture.

Contributes to architectural discussions and technical validation efforts, including hypothesis testing and automation integration.
+ Participates in live service operations and acts as a Designated Responsible Individual (DRI) to monitor and restore system functionality within SLA timelines.

Integrates telemetry data to analyze system behavior with a focus on performance, reliability, and safety.
+ Develops and applies best practices for scalable, secure code.

Understands global and local regulations, customer scaling requirements, and supports cross-team communication to enhance user experience and partner collaboration.
+ Ensures compliance with security, privacy, safety, and accessibility standards.

Leverages developer tools, cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, GCP), and SQL systems for code creation, debugging, and automation in production and deployment workflows.

**Qualifications**

**Required Qualifications**

+ Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, or related technical discipline with proven experience coding in F#, C#, Python, and/or Go,
+ OR equivalent experience.
+ Professional and/or academic experience with distributed systems, cloud computing, and/or unit testing.
+ Professional and/or academic experience with cloud computing (e.g., Azure, AWS, GCP).
+ Professional and/or academic experience with any IDE (e.g., Visual Studio, IntelliJ, Eclipse, PyCharm, etc.).
+ Professional and/or academic experience with any SQL or SQL-like platform.

**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**

+ Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, or related technical field AND 1+ year(s) technical engineering experience with coding in F#, C#, Python, and/or Go,
+ OR Master's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field with proven experience coding in F#, C#, Python, and/or Go,
+ OR equivalent experience.
+ A growth mindset with a desire to learn, engage, and collaborate with colleagues.

Software Engineering IC2 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $84,200 - $165,200 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 $109,000 - $180,400 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

Microsoft will accept applications for the role until November 14, 2025.

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Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer.

Consistent with applicable law, 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 and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations (https://careers.microsoft.com/v2/global/en/accessibility.html) .

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