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Microsoft has an exciting opportunity for a **Software Engineer I** in the Cloud+AI Azure SQL team. As part of a core product engineering group, you will develop features, improvements, enhancements, and bugfixes within Azure SQL products which are used by Microsoft’s worldwide customer base like Azure SQL Database, Azure SQL Managed Instance, SQL Server on Azure Virtual Machine, Azure Arc enabled SQL Server, and Azure Database Migration Service. As a member of the Azure SQL team, you will also be responsible for deploying and operating Azure SQL services within an air-gapped environment.

In this role, you will have the opportunity to work with engineers who enable a broad set of Azure services to be consumed by internal and external customers in highly secured and regulated industries. The systems and software you build will be required to meet the security policy and assurance requirements of both public and private sector customers.

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 deliver software and infrastructure to improve the reliability, scalability, and efficiency of your services.

+ Successfully complete engineering phases of projects in conformance to project goals, requirements, and schedule.

+ Pay utmost attention to quality right from the design phase, incorporating best practices and engineering for testability.

+ React to problems relating to mission critical services by analyzing telemetry, logs, and monitoring, to root cause issues and mitigate.

+ Engage in improving service deployment and testing processes by pitching, designing, and implementing automated tools and solutions.

+ Communicate and collaborate with engineers in the broader scope of the product to deliver solutions specifically for air-gapped environments.

+ Responsible for live site health of services and infrastructure supporting investments in air-gapped clouds with periodic on-call.

+ Participate in project team activities and contribute to documentation requirements consistent with methodology.

+ Support team efforts in adopting relevant new technologies, tools, methods and processes from Microsoft and industry.

+ Embody our culture (https://careers.microsoft.com/v2/global/en/culture) and values (https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/about/corporate-values) .

Qualifications

Required/Minimum Qualifications:

+ Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, or related technical discipline with proven experience coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python OR equivalent experience.

Other Requirements:

Security Clearance Requirements: Candidates must be able 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:

+ The successful candidate must have an **active** U.S. Government Top Secret Clearance with access to Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) based on a Single Scope Background Investigation (SSBI) with Polygraph. Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements are required for this role. Failure to maintain or obtain the appropriate U.S. Government clearance and/or customer screening requirements may result in employment action up to and including termination.

+ **Clearance Verification** : This position requires successful verification of the stated security clearance to meet federal government customer requirements. You will be asked to provide clearance verification information prior to an offer of employment.

+ **Microsoft Cloud Background Check** : This position will be required to pass the Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter.

+ **Citizenship & Citizenship Verification:**  This position requires verification of U.S. citizenship due to citizenship-based legal restrictions. Specifically, this position supports United States federal, state, and/or local United States government agency customer and is subject to certain citizenship-based restrictions where required or permitted by applicable law. To meet this legal requirement, citizenship will be verified via a valid passport, or other approved documents, or verified US government Clearance

Preferred/Additional Qualifications:

+ Master's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field with proven experience 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 2+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python OR equivalent experience.

+ Experience in development in the Kubernetes ecosystem

+ Experience in building large scale cloud services, distributed systems, or operating systems

+ Experience with improving service operations or engineering fundamentals.

+ Experience building and shipping production software or services.

+ Experience developing applications hosted on top of Azure, AWS, or other similar cloud platforms

+ Experience problem solving and debugging skills

+ Proficient collaboration skills.

Software Engineering IC2 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $84,200 - $165,200 per year. There is a different range applicable to specific work locations, within the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area, and the base pay range for this role in those locations is USD $109,000 - $180,400 per year.

Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here: https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/us-corporate-pay

Microsoft will accept applications for the role until November 4, 2025.

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Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. Consistent with applicable law, 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 and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations (https://careers.microsoft.com/v2/global/en/accessibility.html) .