Senior Software Engineer - CTJ - Poly
 Microsoft | |
 United States, Virginia, Reston | |
 Jan 25, 2025 | |
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OverviewDo you want to be at the heart of cloud computing? The Compute team is at the core of Azure and is growing incredibly fast. We build and manage fault tolerant distributed systems on top of commodity datacenter hardware, to deliver an infrastructure for hosting customer applications. The platform is at the core of Azure that provides millions of virtual machines for customers to run their workload in the cloud. Our team fosters a collaborative environment and builds upon each other's ideas, to deliver world-class customer value at a rapid pace. We are looking for a Senior Software Engineer who will deliver creative solutions through bottoms-up innovation. This is a fun environment and a great opportunity to work on something highly strategic to Microsoft and extremely relevant in the industry. We're looking for a Software Engineer II and a leader passionate about delivering value to customers in mission critical environments, who enjoys a growth hacking culture, and is eager to play a part in one of the most important long games for Microsoft.
ResponsibilitiesActs as a Designated Responsible Individual (DRI) and guides other engineers by developing and following the playbook, working on call to monitor system/product/service for degradation, downtime, or interruptions, alerting stakeholders about status and initiates actions to restore system/product/service for simple and complex problems when appropriate.Proactively seeks new knowledge and adapts to new trends, technical solutions, and patterns that will improve the availability, reliability, efficiency, observability, and performance of service fabric services while also driving consistency in monitoring and operations at scaleDrives development of design documents for a product, application, service, or platform.Creates, implements, optimizes, debugs, refactors, and reuses code to establish and improve performance and maintainability, effectiveness, and return on investment (ROI).Leverages subject-matter expertise of product features and partners with appropriate stakeholders (e.g., project managers) to drive a workgroup's project plans, release plans, and work items.Take full ownership of assigned services, actively contributing to its enhancement across all cloud environments. Ensure the service maintains parity with the commercial cloud, delivering high support standards for customers. Participate in the service lifecycle, including design, development, deployment, and maintenance. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to uphold the highest standards of quality and performance. Engage in continuous improvement initiatives to enhance the service's capabilities and user experience.Identify opportunities for automation and optimization within the cloud to better support customers. This includes evaluating current processes and workflows to pinpoint inefficiencies and areas for enhancement. Design and implement automation solutions to streamline operations, reduce manual effort, and improve overall service delivery. Focus on optimizing existing systems and processes to boost performance and customer satisfaction.Embody our Culture & Values. | |