Software Engineer
Microsoft
Software Engineer
Multiple Locations, Romania
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Overview
Azure represents the most rapidly expanding business in Microsoft's history, forming the cornerstone of Microsoft’s commercial Cloud Services. The Azure Core team is dedicated to developing and maintaining the fundamental platform that spans compute, storage, and networking services. We are thrilled to offer you the opportunity to innovate and shape the future of global computing, and we warmly invite you to apply and discover more about these exciting possibilities.
Azure Core is the backbone of Microsoft’s cloud platform, delivering the infrastructure and services that power Azure globally. Our teams work on compute, networking, storage, cloud-native platforms, and fleet management, ensuring scalability, security, and performance for mission-critical workloads. From enabling virtual machines and containers to building high-throughput storage systems, global networking services, and management tools for hybrid environments, Azure Core’s purpose is to provide a resilient, performant, and innovative foundation for customers to build and run applications at cloud scale
This exciting job posting covers all Early in Profession Software Engineering roles across a variety of dynamic teams with diverse focuses and responsibilities. Your application will be reviewed by all participating hiring teams throughout the selection process, ensuring that it reaches the right people. We will make sure that your application is considered by all Azure Core teams, giving you the best chance to find a role that truly aligns with your skills and passions.
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.
Qualifications
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s/Master's Degree in Computer Science or related technical discipline OR equivalent experience.
- Proficiency in one or more programming languages like, but not limited to, C++, C#, C, Java, Python, Rust.
- Understanding of distributed systems and cloud architecture fundamentals.
- Strong problem-solving and debugging skills in production environments.
Preferred Qualifications
- Familiarity with Linux systems and containerization (Docker/Kubernetes).
- Good system design, algorithmic skills, and data structures knowledge.
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.
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Responsibilities
- Works with appropriate stakeholders to determine user requirements for a feature.
- Supports identification of dependencies, and the development of design documents for a product feature with oversight.
- With guidance, learns to create and implement code for a product, service, or feature reusing code as applicable.
- Assists and learns about breaking down work items into tasks and provides estimation.
- Acts as a Designated Responsible Individual (DRI) in monitoring system/product feature/service for degradation, downtime, or interruptions for simple problems, and recommends actions to restore system/product/service by following the playbook.
- Reviews current developments and proactively seeks new knowledge that will improve the availability, reliability, efficiency, observability, and performance of products while also driving consistency in monitoring and operations at scale.