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The sports world has never been more obsessed with data. Here at the Microsoft Sports Data Engineering team, we are too. We are building low latency, high available pipelines that process millions of data points across thousands of leagues, tournaments and moment in time events, and helps millions of users to keep up with the live game scores from their favorite soccer teams, fill the bracket with favorite college basketball team in March madness, set their fantasy football lineups, watch highlights from the cricket world cup, cheer for their country rising up in the medal tally in Olympics and integrate this experience across everyday Microsoft products such as Copilot, Windows, Bing, Edge, MSN, Office, and more. The Microsoft Sports Data Engineering team within Microsoft AI is seeking a Senior Software Engineer responsible for designing data ingestion platforms and services, upholding reliable data management standards, and developing and delivering data-driven solutions. These efforts collectively support the creation of advanced, innovative sports experiences.
Job Responsibility:
Provide leadership and architectural guidance in designing and maintaining robust, scalable, and efficient data ingestion pipelines and data services
Deliver high-quality, thoroughly tested, secure, and maintainable code
Proactively generate ideas and contribute to the continuous improvement of the technology stack, tools, and development processes
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to effectively address business requirements while upholding engineering standards and reducing technical debt
Diagnose and resolve issues arising in both production and development environments
Research, evaluate, and experiment with innovative technologies to enhance system reliability, efficiency, and consistency
Embody our culture and values
Requirements:
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#, Java, JavaScript, or Python - OR equivalent experience
3+ years of experience with AWS or Azure or Google cloud technologies
Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements are required for this role
Microsoft Cloud Background Check: This position will be required to pass the Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter
Nice to have:
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#, Java, JavaScript, or Python - OR 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#, Java, JavaScript, or Python - OR equivalent experience
4+ years of working experience in system architecture, design, development, testing, and release, including but not limited to distributed systems, microservices, database design, API design, performance tuning, telemetry design, and analysis
Excellence in software engineering practices, coding and proficient foundation in data structures, algorithms with demonstrated testing, debugging and analytical skills