Senior Software Engineer - Azure Policy Team
Job Description
The Azure Policy team’s mission is to support customers in governing Microsoft Azure resources at scale by enabling them to prevent non-compliant deployments, modify existing resources, or deploy additional resources to maintain compliance. To fulfill this vision, it is essential to ensure that policies applied across large Azure environments are implemented safely and without disruption to existing workloads.As a Senior Software Engineer on the Azure Policy team, you will be responsible for designing, implementing, and delivering high-quality code that powers Azure Policy services. You will contribute to building scalable and performant governance solutions that help customers manage their cloud environments effectively.We are looking for an engineer who is motivated, collaborative, and committed to continuous learning. This role offers the opportunity to work on impactful technologies, engage with cross-functional teams, and help shape the future of cloud governance.Microsoft’s mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. As employees we come together with a growth mindset, innovate to empower others, and collaborate to realize our shared goals. Each day we build on our values of respect, integrity, and accountability to create a culture of inclusion where everyone can thrive at work and beyond.
Locations
- Multiple Locations, Multiple Locations, United States, Multiple Locations, Multiple Locations, United States (Remote)
Salary
Salary not disclosed
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 4+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Go, Java OR Python OR equivalent experience. (degree)
- OR equivalent experience. (degree)
- 2+ years experience working with Azure Cloud services. (degree)
- 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. (degree)
- Microsoft Cloud Background Check: This position will be required to pass the Microsoft Cloud Background Check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter. (degree)
- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science OR related technical field AND 8+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Go, Java OR Python. OR Master's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 6+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Go, Java OR Python OR equivalent experience. (degree)
- OR related technical field AND 8+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Go, Java OR Python. (degree)
- OR Master's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 6+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Go, Java OR Python (degree)
- OR equivalent experience. (degree)
- 2+ years experience working with Azure Cloud services. (degree)
- 2+ years experience with Kubernetes, containers or other Cloud Native technologies. (degree)
- None (degree)
Preferred Qualifications
- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science OR related technical field AND 8+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Go, Java OR Python. OR Master's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 6+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Go, Java OR Python OR equivalent experience. (degree)
- OR related technical field AND 8+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Go, Java OR Python. (degree)
- OR Master's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 6+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Go, Java OR Python (degree)
- OR equivalent experience. (degree)
- 2+ years experience working with Azure Cloud services. (degree)
- 2+ years experience with Kubernetes, containers or other Cloud Native technologies. (degree)
Responsibilities
- Collaborates with appropriate stakeholders to determine user requirements for a scenario.
- Drives identification of dependencies and the 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.
- Acts 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 products while also driving consistency in monitoring and operations at scale.
Travel Requirements
0 days / week in-office - remote
