Microsoft · 4 hours ago
Senior Software Engineer
Redmond, WA
Full-time
Hybrid
Mid, Senior Level
$120K/yr - $235K/yr
4+ years expMicrosoft is a company where passionate innovators come to collaborate and envision what can be. The Azure SQL DB Serverless & Resource Governance team is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to deliver a high-quality experience for customers by managing databases and optimizing resource utilization for the SQL DB business.
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Responsibilities
Engage in every stage of the cloud service lifecycle—from early research and data science to prototyping, development, testing, debugging, and deployment across staging and production environments. You’ll play a key role in ensuring operational readiness and long-term service health
Influence the entire stack—from the SQL engine internals to real-time telemetry pipelines and the fabric service orchestration system
Wear multiple hats to demonstrate technical breadth, depth, and leadership
Drive innovation in database placement and cluster load balancing, where even small changes in algorithms or policies can have immediate and significant impact on both customer experience and business economics
We’re looking for engineers who are excited to design and build the next generation of intelligent, scalable, and cost-efficient systems that power Azure SQL DB at global scale
Embody our culture and values
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, or related technical discipline AND 4+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python
OR equivalent experience
4+ years of hands-on coding experience shipping products across multiple release cycles
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 Systems, Computer Science
Working knowledge of operating systems concepts (scheduling, caching, memory management)
Experience with at-scale distributed systems
Experience with large-scale data analytics and app
Proficiency with C#/C++, solid knowledge of SQL
Prior experience in Cloud service offering
Design and implementation skills
Benefits
Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation.
Company
Microsoft
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