Software Engineer - Observability

Overview

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.

We are looking for a Software Engineer to help shape the next phase of our Observability Platform. On this team, you’ll work on how trillions of signals from Microsoft’s intelligent cloud are ingested, processed, and turned into reliable, real‑time insights. We own the core telemetry ingestion pipelines that handle more than 100 petabytes of data every day and underpin observability across Azure, Office,

Windows, Xbox, and a broad ecosystem of customer applications. This role sits close to the hard problems of scale, with strict requirements on throughput, reliability, correctness, and operability, and offers meaningful ownership over systems that run continuously at global scale. Beyond individual contributions, you’ll collaborate across teams, mentor engineers, and help establish technical direction and engineering standards as the platform evolves.

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

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and operate large-scale, multi-tenant telemetry ingestion pipelines and services (realtime and batch) to handle massive data volumes.
• Build and enhance APIs, tools, and subsystems for telemetry collection, routing, storage, and efficient data access.
• Integrate advanced capabilities (e.g., machine learning–based anomaly detection and data validation) to enhance platform intelligence and insights.
• Own core components of the ingestion and observability platform, driving continuous improvements in reliability, scalability, performance, and data quality.
• Implement robust monitoring, alerting, and diagnostics and ensure production services run reliably, including participation in on-call rotations and incident response.
• Collaborate with partner teams to deliver end-to-end observability solutions and contribute to design

Required/Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related discipline, or equivalent experience
• Software development with demonstrated experience shipping products or services
• Solid understanding of data structures, algorithms, and system design fundamentals
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills, with a structured approach to software design
• Ability to collaborate effectively in a cross-functional team environment
• Strong communication skills

Preferred/Additional Qualifications

Experience with cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, or Google Cloud)

Experience building high-performance, scalable, and high-throughput systems:

• Experience with Service Fabric, AKS, or Azure DevOps
• Experience debugging and resolving complex production issues
• Experience working with AI/ML concepts or systems

Additional information

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.
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Pay and benefits

Software Engineering IC3 - The typical base pay range for this role across Ireland is € 63,400.00 - € 105,700.00 per year. Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation.

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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.