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Sr. Software Engineer - Distributed Systems

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Microsoft Corporation

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United States , Redmond

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Employment contract

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Salary:

119800.00 - 234700.00 USD / Year

Job Description:

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 messaging and real-time analytics team provides comprehensive solutions and a robust platform that enables users to ingest high granularity signals (real-time & observability) and complex data, converting those into a competitive advantage in real-time for both end users and modern applications. The Azure Event Grid's Engine engineering team is hiring a talented and highly motivated Senior Software Engineer to lead the design and implementation of solutions for the next generation of PubSub for customers across the globe. Our team needs an engineer with deep understanding in architecting distributed systems, analyzing complex requirements, and driving end-to-end delivery of large-scale services. As a senior engineer on our team, you will own the technical design of key system components, define architectural patterns for scalability and reliability, mentor fellow engineers, lead design and code reviews, and collaborate across teams to shape the long-term technical direction of the service. You will also partner with customers to unblock adoption scenarios and drive operational excellence to keep the service running at the highest bar of availability. 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.

Job Responsibility:

  • Drives requirements and design by partnering with stakeholders to define and refine requirements for messaging system features
  • Owns design and implementation of highly available, distributed messaging components in the cloud
  • Defines the test strategy for messaging system components
  • Elevates engineering productivity by identifying tooling gaps in the development lifecycle for cloud messaging systems
  • Leads incident response and operational excellence as a Designated Responsible Individual (DRI)

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
  • Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements
  • pass Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter
  • 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#/.NET or equivalent backend languages 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#/.NET or equivalent backend languages
  • Proven experience designing and delivering large scale backend or distributed systems
  • Experience leading technical design for services or platforms
  • Experience designing, implementing, deploying, and operating scalable cloud services
  • Track record of owning critical systems with high reliability and operational excellence
  • Experience collaborating across engineering, product, and operations teams
  • Proficiency in C#, Java, Go, or similar backend languages
  • Deep understanding of distributed systems, service reliability, and performance optimization

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#/.NET or equivalent backend languages 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#/.NET or equivalent backend languages
  • Proven experience designing and delivering large scale backend or distributed systems
  • Experience leading technical design for services or platforms
  • Experience designing, implementing, deploying, and operating scalable cloud services
  • Track record of owning critical systems with high reliability and operational excellence
  • Experience collaborating across engineering, product, and operations teams
  • Proficiency in C#, Java, Go, or similar backend languages
  • Deep understanding of distributed systems, service reliability, and performance optimization
What we offer:

Eligible for benefits and other compensation

Additional Information:

Job Posted:
May 14, 2026

Employment Type:
Fulltime
Work Type:
On-site work
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