Overview

App Service is a platform-as-a-service (PaaS) offering and one of the top services in Azure all-up (with most paying customers of any Azure compute service). The service powers Web Apps, Mobile Apps, API Apps, Logic Apps and Functions, a hot offering for the serverless world.

As the service grows (millions of machines powering the back-end) and the pace is always increasing (adding new scale units every week), we are looking for engineers that are passionate about managing a service which spans across many continents and time zones, live site excellence, monitoring (our goal is to deliver a world class availability and stability to our customers while keeping the service secure and safe) and engineering improvements.

Responsibilities:

We are looking for engineers who feel a strong sense of ownership with their work, and are eager to learn and grow. The ideal candidate can be productive independently but will contribute to and benefit from a collaborative and diverse team environment both locally and remotely. Success on this team requires adaptability and a willingness to learn new skills. Key responsibilities include:

• Manage deployment and buildout of the services

• Troubleshoot production issues

• Automate manual processes

• Support on-call rotations every few months

• Write technical support guides, incident post-mortems, deployment documentation, and other types of technical documents

• Ensure security and compliance

• Collaborate with other Azure teams

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.

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.

• 1+ years DevOps experience with a commercial cloud service such as Azure, AWS, or GCP

• 1+ years scripting experience with powershell or similar scripting tool

• Strong written communication skills to include technical documentation and post-mortems

• A growth mindset and a willingness to learn new things and take on challenges

Software Engineering IC3 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $100,600 - $199,000 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 $131,400 - $215,400 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

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.