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Software Engineer II at Microsoft

Required Skills

kubernetesc#gojavapythonazuredistributed systemscloud servicesai orchestration

About the Role

Software Engineer II role building COSMIC AURA, an AI-first orchestration platform for optimizing capacity and workload placement at Microsoft. Focus on scalable Kubernetes-based services, reliability, and performance in a collaborative team environment.

Key Responsibilities

  • Design and build scalable services for provisioning, capacity validation, and autoscaling
  • Automate service movement across regions using real-time capacity signals
  • Develop quota management automation to minimize provisioning delays
  • Integrate with M365 Capacity systems to streamline capacity allocation process
  • Support reliability, observability, security, and compliance standards

Required Skills & Qualifications

Must Have:

  • Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 2+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python OR equivalent experience
  • 2+ years experience solid proficiency in either C#, Go, Java, Python
  • 2+ years of professional software development experience, building scalable, highly available cloud or distributed systems
  • Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements including Microsoft Cloud Background Check

Nice to Have:

  • Master's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 3+ years technical engineering experience OR Bachelor's Degree AND 5+ years experience
  • 3+ years of professional software development experience, building scalable, highly available cloud or distributed systems
  • Experience with C#, PowerShell, or Go
  • Familiarity with Azure cloud services and Kubernetes
  • Proven track record in designing and operating large-scale cloud systems
  • Ability to quickly ramp up on new technologies and domains

Benefits & Perks

  • Industry leading healthcare