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. ​​Within Azure Data, the databases team builds and maintains Microsoft's operational Database systems.

We store and manage data in a structured way to enable multitude of applications across various industries.

We are on a journey to enable developer friendly, mission-critical, AI enabled operational Databases across relational, non-relational and OSS offerings.​ ​​​​​​​​Azure Cosmos DB is one of the fastest growing Azure services that provides globally distributed, low-latency, massively scalable, multi-model cloud database service.

It is designed to enable developers to build planet-scale applications.

We are hiring a Software Engineer 2 to join the Azure Cosmos DB team, where you will be working on a large-scale distributed operational database.

In this role, you will work on distributed systems problems and technologies to help determine the future of our planet scale database. ​​ 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, implement and ship distributed database management system offerings effectively providing customer value in terms of security, performance, reliability, usability and manageability while ensuring business goals are met.

Collaborate effectively with the team, make appropriate systems tradeoffs in design and implementation, and ensure customer success in their use of the product.​​ ​ Embody our culture and values

• Qualifications Required/Minimum Qualifications - ​​Bachelor's degree in computer science/Engineering/related fields or equivalent industry experience.
• 3+ years of software development experience in building and shipping production software or services with code in languages such as C#, C++ or similar.
• Good communications skills, both verbal and written.​ 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/Additional Qualifications

• ​​​​Experience working with large scale distributed systems, databases, operating systems, networking or storage preferred.​ ​ Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances.

If you need assistance and/or reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request via the Accommodation request form (Accessibility | Microsoft Careers).

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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.

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.