
Software Engineer 2
at Microsoft
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Join a team building AI-powered observability for a hyperscale data platform supporting Office 365. Design and build Signal Fabric SDKs and frameworks to deliver self-registering, semantically rich telemetry across languages and transform dashboards into AI-first observability streams. You will scale ingestion of petabytes of data to enable real-time diagnostics and predictive insights, drive automation to improve signal quality, and collaborate with global teams to improve service reliability and user experience. This role emphasizes distributed systems, cloud-scale engineering, and building AI-driven solutions with global impact.
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.
Responsibilities
- Design and build Signal Fabric: Develop SDKs and frameworks that ensure consistent, self-registering, semantically rich telemetry across multiple languages.
- Enable AI-first observability: Transform traditional dashboards and manual triage into machine-readable, self-improving telemetry streams optimized for AI systems.
- Scale hyperscale data ingestion: Work on systems that process petabytes of mission-critical data daily, powering real-time diagnostics and predictive insights for Office 365 services.
- Drive automation and intelligence: Implement feedback loops to continuously improve signal quality, coverage, and relevance, reducing iteration cost and accelerating insight cycles.
- Collaborate globally: Partner with engineering, product, and data science teams to deliver actionable insights that improve service quality, user experience, and feature usage.
- Innovate for impact: Prepare observability for the AI era by building solutions that empower hundreds of millions of users and influence Microsoft’s cloud reliability strategy.
- Responsible for the daily operations and maintenance of the live service and ensure quality of service.
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.
- Solid coding skills (No requirements on certain language, assuming the candidate can demonstrate fast learning).
- Solid problem analysis and solving skills.
- Solid communication skills. (Good written English, Avg+ oral English).
- Passionate to solve hard problems and AI-driven automation.
- Passionate to learn new skills/knowledge.
- Knowledge and experience of distributed system, large-scale big data platform technologies is a plus.
- Knowledge and experience of performance tuning is a plus.
- Master's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 3+ 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 5+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python
- OR equivalent experience.
This position will be open for a minimum of 5 days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.
Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran or military status, race, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance with religious accommodations and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations.

