Software Engineer II

Overview

Microsoft Azure organization offers a terrific opportunity for technical enrichment and career growth. As part of Microsoft Azure, the Azure Networking team designs and builds the network infrastructure that powers hundreds of thousands of servers in datacenters around the globe, providing core network infrastructure services for AI, Azure, Bing, and other Microsoft cloud services.

In Azure Networking, we are at the very front of Cloud Computing by running one of the largest data center networks in the world. Being part of this team, you will gain marketable experience in massive scale data center network architecture design, network infrastructure automatic management, software defined networking and high scalable/available/reliable distributed service design/implementation.

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

• Join the Azure Networking Australia team, with opportunities ranging from entry-level to Senior roles focused on large-scale network management and software engineering.
• Identify root causes of network issues and system performance bottlenecks, and develop simple, practical, and implementable technical solutions.
• Work directly with customers to understand their challenges, address pain points, and improve networking experiences.
• Collaborate with teams across Microsoft and with external industry partners to support Azure’s global networking platform and services.
• Support Internet Protocol (IP) address, metadata, and configuration management services, including systems that track Microsoft-owned IP addresses and network ports and validate data accuracy.
• Develop and maintain services that provide the authoritative design of the worldwide Azure network, including router types, network connections, IP address configurations, features, quality controls, alerting, and configuration management.

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.

Other Requirements

• 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.

Preferred Qualifications

• 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.

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• This position will be open for a minimum of 5 days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.