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Software Engineer II

Microsoft

Microsoft

Software Engineering
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Posted on Feb 12, 2026
Overview

Microsoft is a company where passionate innovators come to collaborate, envision what can be and take their careers further. This is a world of more possibilities, more innovation, more openness, and the sky is the limit thinking in a cloud-enabled world.

Microsoft’s Azure Data engineering team is leading the transformation of analytics in the world of data with products like databases, data integration, big data analytics, messaging & real-time analytics, and business intelligence. The products our portfolio include Microsoft Fabric, Azure SQL DB, Azure Cosmos DB, Azure PostgreSQL, Azure Data Factory, Azure Synapse Analytics, Azure Service Bus, Azure Event Grid, and Power BI. Our mission is to build the data platform for the age of AI, powering a new class of data-first applications and driving a data culture.

Within Azure Data, the big data analytics team provides a range of products that enable data engineers and data scientists to extract intelligence from all data – structured, semi-structured, and unstructured. We build the Data Engineering, Data Science, and Data Integration pillars of Microsoft Fabric.

We develop Fabric Materialized Lake Views—reliable, large-scale, high-performance distributed systems for data engineering. We also maintain Azure HDInsight, the PaaS platform packaging open-source components like Hadoop, Spark, HBase, and Kafka.

We do not just value differences or different perspectives. We seek them out and invite them in so we can tap into the collective power of everyone in the company. As a result, our customers are better served.



Responsibilities

Job Responsibilities :

  • Design high-performance, scalable services for Microsoft Fabric.
  • Work hands-on with Spark and Spark-based extension frameworks.
  • Build and optimize lakehouse infrastructure and data pipelines.
  • Develop cloud-scale SaaS platform features focusing on efficiency, reliability, and security.
  • Participate in the full engineering lifecycle—from requirements to production support.
  • Maintain HDInsight components ensuring stability for production customers.
  • Leverage cutting-edge AI tools for innovative feature development.
  • Debug complex distributed systems and drive automation in deployment​.

Key Skills

Big Data Technologies: Hadoop, Spark, Kafka, HBase, data lakes
Languages: C#, Scala, Java, Python
Azure Stack: Fabric, Synapse, Data Factory, AKS, Storage, Networking
Core: Distributed systems, cloud-scale SaaS, Linux/Windows debugging

Embody our culture and values



Qualifications

Required/Minimum Qualifications:

  • Design high-performance, scalable services for Microsoft Fabric.
  • Work hands-on with Spark and Spark-based extension frameworks.
  • Build and optimize materialized lake view infrastructure and data pipelines.
  • Develop cloud-scale SaaS platform features focusing on efficiency, reliability, and security.
  • Participate in the full engineering lifecycle—from requirements to production support.
  • Work with open source Big-Data components to help customers succeed in their Big Data implementations and operations.
  • Leverage cutting-edge AI tools for innovative feature development.
  • Debug complex distributed systems and drive automation in deployment.

    Key Skills

    Big Data Technologies: Hadoop, Spark, Kafka, HBase, data lakes
    Languages: C#, Scala, Java, Python
    Azure Stack: Fabric, Synapse, Data Factory, AKS, Storage, Networking
    Core: Distributed systems, cloud-scale SaaS, Linux/Windows debugging



    Required Qualifications :

    Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, a related field, with 4 years of relevant experience
    Proven experience building and shipping cloud-scale SaaS products
    Strong programming skills with exceptional
    Demonstrated expertise in data engineering concepts and big data platforms

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

​​Experience with Azure-based cloud services and distributed systems
Implementation experience in Big Data systems
Expertise in performance optimization of Spark implementations​

Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request via the Accommodation request form (Accessibility | Microsoft Careers).

Benefits/perks listed below may vary depending on the nature of your employment with Microsoft and the country where you work.

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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 requesting accommodations.