Overview

Do you love working with data, artificial intelligence, and large distributed systems? Do you enjoy solving complex technical challenges and delighting customers while pushing the boundaries of cutting‑edge technology at immense scale?

Azure Databricks is an Azure service jointly developed and operated by Databricks and Microsoft. It offers the same core Databricks platform, but with deep integration into Microsoft Azure’s ecosystem, with a mission to simplify and democratize data and artificial intelligence. From foundational analytics to the forefront of generative artificial intelligence, our platform is trusted by customers to unlock the value of their data—securely, reliably, and at scale. We are not just building software—we are shaping the future of intelligent systems.

We are looking for a Senior Software Engineer to join our Azure Databricks team with a specialized focus on building scalable services, developing high‑quality features, and delivering a world‑class experience to customers. This is a unique opportunity to work at the intersection of distributed systems, cloud platforms, and customer impact. You will not be just writing features—you will be designing and optimizing services at scale, crafting solutions that anticipate customer needs, and collaborating directly with Databricks to understand their scenarios and create lasting value.

At Microsoft, our mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. We embrace a growth mindset, foster innovation to empower others, and work together to achieve shared goals. Every day, we uphold our values—respect, integrity, and accountability—to cultivate a culture of inclusion where everyone can thrive.

• Responsibilities- Designing and building distributed systems that interact between different cloud technology services and infrastructures.
• Conducting research and maintain an awareness of industry knowledge and identifies ways the information can be applied.
• Mentoring other teammates and cross teams, providing technical direction for the engineering organization.
• Writing high quality documentations including design documents, troubleshooting guides and software specs.
• Participating in onboarding, code/design reviews, and regular meetings with the engineering teams that develop and manage those products.
• Designs, develops, and maintains telemetry pipelines and monitoring tools that detail operations metrics.
• Conduct deployment of the software products through Azure DevOps and CI/CD (continuous integration/continuous delivery) process.
• Responds to incidents during regular on-call rotations. Improves and optimizes supportability of the product through innovative ideas.
  Monitor performance and reliability of services and troubleshoot problem areas as needed.

Qualifications:

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 4+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, OR Java, JavaScript, or PythonOR 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:

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer ScienceOR related technical field AND 8+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, OR Python

• OR Master's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 6+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python

• OR equivalent experience.

• 5+ years of C#, .Net, Java, and/or JavaScript experience

• 5+ years of Azure development experience

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Software Engineering IC4 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $119,800 - $234,700 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 $158,400 - $258,000 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.