[Remote] Software Engineer II

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Microsoft develops Azure, a massively scalable and highly distributed cloud storage platform. The Software Engineer II will design and develop Azure Storage backend systems, automate repositories and pipelines, improve test automation, and investigate networking and deployment configurations to support reliability and hyperscale growth.

Responsibilities

• Works with appropriate stakeholders to determine user requirements for a set of features
• Contributes to the identification of dependencies, and the development of design documents for a product area with little oversight
• Creates and implements code for a product, service, or feature, reusing code as applicable
• Contributes to efforts to break down larger work items into smaller work items and provides estimation
• Acts as a Designated Responsible Individual (DRI) working on-call to monitor system/product feature/service for degradation, downtime, or interruptions and gains approval to restore system/product/service for simple problems
• Remains current in skills by investing time and effort into staying abreast of current developments that will improve the availability, reliability, efficiency, observability, and performance of products while also driving consistency in monitoring and operations at scale

Skills

• 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++, or C# + OR equivalent experience
• Master's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C#, or Python + OR equivalent experience
• Midlevel experience with understanding of inner development loop, build systems, and compilers, including troubleshooting pipelines and deployments
• Handson experience with compilers such as Microsoft Visual C++ (MSVC), build engines such as Microsoft Build Engine (MSBuild), and DevOps pipelines

Company Overview

Microsoft provides computer software, consumer electronics, cloud computing platforms, and digital enterprise systems. It was founded in 1975, and is headquartered in Redmond, Washington, USA, with a workforce of 10001+ employees. Its website is https://www.microsoft.com.

Company H1B Sponsorship

Microsoft has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 2855 in 2026, 9192 in 2025, 9343 in 2024, 7677 in 2023, 11403 in 2022, 7210 in 2021, 7852 in 2020. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.