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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 Microsoft's 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.?
??Are you a Software Engineer II eager to grow your skills while working on meaningful projects that sit at the intersection of databases, AI, and developer experience? Are you excited to learn from experienced mentors, contribute to real-world platform code, and help shape how developers build applications on PostgreSQL in the cloud? We are looking for a Software Engineer II who is curious, driven, and ready to contribute to our mission of making Azure PostgreSQL the best platform for AI-powered application development. This is a high-impact opportunity to shape systems and experiences that developers worldwide will depend on to build the future.
About the Team:
We are a fast-growing, highly collaborative team committed to advancing the future of intelligent database systems and empowering developers. Our work spans deep innovation in the PostgreSQL engine, AI-optimized indexing and search, scalable APIs, developer experiences, and cloud platform integrations. We believe that innovation happens at the intersection of systems craftsmanship, developer empathy, and bold experimentation. We foster an inclusive, high-performing culture where diverse perspectives, continuous learning, and a commitment to excellence drive extraordinary outcomes.
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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.
At Microsoft, our mission is to empower every person and organization on the planet to achieve more. We foster a culture of inclusion, growth, and innovation, built on values of respect, integrity, and accountability. If you're passionate about driving meaningful impact, solving complex problems, and contributing to a growing organization, we would love to hear from you.
Responsibilities
??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 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.
Supports efforts to apply debugging tools and examines logs, telemetry, and other methods to verify assumptions proactively before issues occur and reactively as issues occur for product features. Conducts retrospective debugging of solutions to identify root causes of problems.
Reviews work items to deepen knowledge of product features in partnership with appropriate stakeholders (e.g., project managers) and executes project plans, release plans, and work items. Contributes to efforts to break down larger work items into smaller work items and provides estimation. Escalates any issues that would cause a delay.
Participate in code reviews to ensure coding standards are followed. Consider diagnosability, reliability, and maintainability when reviewing code, and understand when code is ready to be shared or delivered.
Maintain operations of live service as issues arise on a rotational, on-call basis.?
Embody our culture (https://careers.microsoft.com/v2/global/en/culture) and values (https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/about/corporate-values)
Qualifications
Required Qualifications:
Bachelor's 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.
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.
Other Requirements:
Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements arerequired 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 Qualifications:
Experience with internals of PostgreSQL or similar Enterprise Database Management system, including Storage Engine and High Availability.
Experience building Distributed Systems with guarantees.
Understanding of data structures, algorithms, and distributed systems.
Software Engineering IC3 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $98,300 - $193,200 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 $127,200 - $208,800 per year.
Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here: https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/us-corporate-pay
Microsoft will accept applications for the role until October 10th, 2025
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