Microsoft · 1 day ago
Software Engineer: Azure Hyperscale
United States
Full-time
Remote
Entry Level
$84K/yr - $165K/yr
1+ years expMicrosoft is a leading technology company that empowers every person and organization on the planet. As a Software Engineer on the Azure Hyperscale team, you will contribute to building cloud-native, highly scalable database infrastructure and develop backend systems code that supports advanced database engine internals and performance optimization.
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Responsibilities
Learns to break down engineering work into actionable tasks in collaboration with stakeholders, provides estimates, and escalates risks or delays as needed. Supports feature deployments across Hyperscale compute, log, and storage components while following safe and reliable deployment practices
Collaborates with cross-functional partners to define feature requirements and incorporate customer, performance, and operational feedback into design iterations. Establishes feedback loops using telemetry and metrics to improve reliability, availability, and scalability across distributed database systems
Learns and applies coding standards through code reviews, developing maintainable and extensible backend or systems‑level code with guidance from senior engineers. Uses debugging tools, logs, and deep telemetry to proactively and reactively diagnose issues in database internals, compute nodes, page servers, and storage services
Supports documentation of dependencies and contributes to design discussions for cloud‑native database features—including distributed algorithms, performance optimizations, logging pipelines, and high‑availability mechanisms. Assists with building prototypes, validating technical hypotheses, and integrating automation into test and validation workflows
Participates in live service operations and acts as a Designated Responsible Individual (DRI) within defined scope to help monitor, troubleshoot, and restore service health across Hyperscale compute and storage layers, ensuring rapid and reliable recovery in alignment with SLAs
Develops and applies best practices for secure, scalable, and performant data systems, learning how Hyperscale achieves innovations such as elastic scaling, instant backups, and rapid restore across decoupled compute, log, and storage services
Ensures solutions meet Microsoft standards for security, privacy, safety, and accessibility. Leverages developer tools and automated pipelines to improve availability, observability, efficiency, and performance across distributed database infrastructure
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, or related technical discipline with proven experience coding in languages including, but not limited to, C++, Python, or Rust, OR equivalent experience
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
Master's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field with proven experience coding in languages including, but not limited to, C++, Python, or Rust, OR Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 1+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C++, Python, or Rust, OR equivalent experience
Experience in database systems, distributed systems, cloud infrastructure, and/or performance engineering
Understanding of core computer science concepts, including data structures, algorithms, operating systems, and/or database internals, and familiarity with tools like Git, debuggers, and/or telemetry systems
Interest in cloud‑native databases, Hyperscale architecture, and/or emerging capabilities such as vector search, AI‑assisted features, and/or scalable compute/storage design
Company
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