Software Engineer II

• Design and develop cloud-scale distributed services, REST APIs, and Azure resource management experiences for Azure Device Registry.
• Build features supporting device registration, identity, metadata, lifecycle management, querying, grouping, and fleet-scale operations.
• Contribute to ADR control-plane and data-plane architecture, including integration with Azure Resource Manager and related Azure platform services. ADR's architecture exposes devices as Azure resources and integrates with Azure Resource Graph for device discovery and querying.
• Develop integrations between ADR and services such as Azure IoT Hub, Device Provisioning Service, and Azure Device Update. ADR already serves as the registry and device-management layer in these integrated scenarios.
• Diagnose complex distributed-system issues and improve service reliability, performance, scalability, observability, and operational readiness.
• Participate in the service's live-site engineering practices and use operational learnings to improve the product.
• Use AI-assisted engineering tools effectively and responsibly across the software development lifecycle, and stay current with emerging AI technologies and practices.

• 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.

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 (or currently pursuing) in Computer Science or related technical field AND 1+ year(s) technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python OR Master's Degree (or currently pursuing) in Computer Science or related technical field with proven experience coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python OR equivalent experience.
• Experience building or operating Azure or other large-scale cloud services.
• Familiarity with large-scale storage, querying, messaging, and event-driven architectures.
• Experience with service telemetry, monitoring, incident response, performance analysis, and live-site operations.
• Experience with CI/CD, automated testing, deployment pipelines, and engineering quality practices. 

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

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.