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 databases team builds and maintains Microsoft's operational Database systems. We store and manage data in a structured way to enable multitude of applications across various industries. We are on a journey to enable developer friendly, mission-critical, AI enabled operational Databases across relational, non-relational and OSS offerings.
Azure DocumentDB is an open-source, PostgreSQL-based NoSQL database that brings together the scalability of document stores and the reliability of relational systems. Our mission is to make PostgreSQL the best database for modern, document-oriented workloads - powering next-generation cloud-native applications with flexibility, performance, and AI-first features.
We are looking for a Software Engineer 2 who is passionate about cloud databases and who likes taking data driven decisions and building innovative solutions to support the business growth. You will be responsible for building and optimizing solutions to drive the future of Azure DocumentDB. You will collaborate with engineers on the team and across services in Azure to architect, design and implement reliable, low-latency solutions. You will work across the stack to convert vision into a high quality, shipped feature.
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
Coding - proactively verifies features, debugs, and tests code. Addresses incidents, implements fixes, and reviews code for quality. Writes maintainable code and applies best practices.
Design - provides feedback on architecture, collaborates on product features, and ensures design meets requirements. Develops documentation and coordinates with teams. Creates test strategies and uses AI for automation. Improves test reliability and considers testability in design.
Engineering Excellence - automates deployments, validates code securely, and shares knowledge. Follows security and compliance standards. Collaborates for end-to-end testing and scalability. Maintains skills and shares engineering principles.
Implement - executes project plans, escalates issues, and ensures compliance for deployments. Prepares for disaster recovery. Runs experiments and collaborates on success metrics.
Reliability and Supportability - maintains operations, responds to incidents, and improves troubleshooting. Uses telemetry for monitoring and escalates issues as needed.
Understand User Requirements - gathers user requirements and integrates feedback. Prioritizes user security and privacy.
Embody our culture and values
Qualifications
Required/Minimum Qualifications
Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 4+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, Rust 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:
Preferred/Additional Qualifications
Experience with building distributed systems, database management systems, operating systems or other low-level systems with focus on correctness and performance is preferred
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.
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.
