$100,600–$199,000 Per Year
Algorithms, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Background Investigation, Best Practices, Big Data, Business Intelligence, C Programming Language, C++ Programming Language, Cloud Computing, Computer Programming, Computer Science, Computer Servers, Data Analysis, Data Management, Data Structures, Database Administration, Database Management Software/Systems (DBMS), Database Technology, Debugging Skills, Distributed Computing, Engineering, Establish Priorities, High Availability, Identify Issues, Java, JavaScript, Linux Operating System, Microsoft C# (C Sharp), Microsoft Product Family, Microsoft Windows Azure, On Call, Open Source, Operational Support Systems (OSS), PostgreSQL, Power BI, Problem Solving Skills, Production Systems, Programming Tools, Project/Program Management, Proposal Writing, Python Programming/Scripting Language, Relational Databases (RDBMS), SQL Databases, Software Development, Software Engineering, Technical Leadership, Test Design, Test Plan/Schedule, Training/Teaching, Transaction Processing/Management, Unit Test
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 Microsofts 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.
We are hiring a Software Development Engineers and Senior Software Engineers to join the Azure PostgreSQL team, where you will work on and drive innovations in one or more areas of a relational database engine such as Query processing, Transaction logging and recovery, Versioning, IO subsystems, Scale-out and Distributed systems. You will have the opportunity to contribute to open-source PostgreSQL and Linux, and\or develop extensions.
The group fosters a diverse and inclusive work culture that prioritizes people at all times. We spend our days collaborating with, teaching, and learning from a diverse set of world class engineers. We develop, test, and check code in every day. 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.
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
- Works with appropriate stakeholders (e.g., project manager, technical lead) to determine user requirements for a set of features.
- Contributes to processes for the architecture of a product/solution feature and helps to create proposals for architecture by testing design hypotheses and helping to refine code plans, with technical leadership from others.
- Creates a clear and articulated plan for testing and assuring quality of solutions, and defines success for outcomes of tests (e.g., unit tests).
- Creates and implements code for a product, service, or feature, reusing code as applicable. Writes and learns to create code that is extensible and maintainable. Considers diagnosability, reliability, and maintainability with few defects, and understands when the code is ready to be shared and delivered. Applies coding patterns and best practices to write code.
- Maintains operations of live service as issues arise on a rotational, on-call basis. Identifies solutions and mitigations to simple issues and complex issues when applicable impacting performance or functionality of Live Site services and escalates as necessary.
- Builds knowledge, shares new ideas, and shares pinpoints of engineering tool gaps to improve software developer tools to support other programs, tools, and applications to create, debug, and maintain code for complex product features. Uses open source when possible.
Embody our culture and values
Qualifications
Required/Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelors Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 2+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, 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:
- This position will be required to pass the Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter.
Preferred/Additional Qualifications
- 2+ years of experience in developing and shipping system level features in an enterprise production backend server system.
- 2+ years of experience building and supporting distributed cloud services with production grade
- Experience with internals of PostgreSQL or similar Enterprise Database Management system, including Storage Engine and High Availability.
- Experience building Distributed Systems with strong guarantees.
- Understanding of data structures, algorithms, and distributed systems.
- Solve problems by always leading with deep passion and empathy for customers.
- Have a deep desire to work collaboratively, solve problems with groups, find win/win solutions and celebrate successes.
Software Engineering IC3 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $100,600 - $199,000 per year. There is a different range applicable to specific work locations, within the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area, and the base pay range for this role in those locations is USD $131,400 - $215,400 per year.
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