Senior Software Engineer - Kubernetes

We are looking for a Senior Software Engineer - Kubernetes to join our team! Edge Infrastructure Engineering is a globally distributed team responsible for the expanding development and operation of Microsoft's edge platform by extending Azure's cloud capabilities to on-premises, multi-cloud, and edge environments through the Azure Local product. Azure Local makes it easy for you to virtualize your workloads and run cloud native apps on-premises. Every Azure Local solution comes enabled with Azure Arc to seamlessly extend the full power of Azure services to your on-premises locations, simplifying governance and management using a flexible, centralized cloud management platform.

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Responsibilities

In this role, you will work across teams and organizations of software engineers to innovate, engineer, and deliver Edge solutions in support of edge computing scenarios across industries and use-cases including AI, industrial transformation, retail, 5G + telecoms and financial.

• Design, develop, and deliver end to end solutions with speed, scale, quality, resilience and security which will advance industry leading products.

• Collaborate across Azure to develop platforms and products that simplify the management and monitoring of Edge devices at scale.

• Identify and evaluate quality frameworks, utilizing an SRE mindset to proactively add stability, resiliency and scale to the product .

• Mentor engineers, perform frequent code reviews, and set and uphold development best practices, setting an example for others.

• Act as a Directly Responsible Individual (DRI) to monitor and support product. Drive supportability improvements to reduce incident volume.

• Foster a team culture of high collaboration and trust.

Qualifications

Required/Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, or related technical discipline AND 4+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to GoLang.

• OR equivalent experience.

• Experience in virtualization technologies

• 3+ years experience in Kubernetes, creating Custom Resources and Operators 

• Experience in troubleshooting and remediating issues in production systems

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.

Additional or Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 8+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to GoLang

• 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,GoLang

• OR equivalent experience.

• Experience in building, shipping and operating reliable on-premise cloud infrastructure

• Ability to engage in site-reliability engineering practices  

• Knowledge of secure development practices and maintaining project compliance 

• Advanced knowledge of Linux Operating Systems

• Experience with Kubernetes Cluster API (CAPI) and Providers

• Experience in one or more of the following Areas: 

• Microsoft Azure core services 

• Networking, Storage, and Compute (including virtualization) 

•  Platform Monitoring, Logging and Alerting  

•  CI/CD (Continuous Integration/ Continuous Delivery) to automate delivery stages with pipelines and control promotion with quality gates 

•  Linux Operating systems 

• Kubernetes Cluster API (CAPI) and Providers

•  Cybersecurity with a focus on Cloud Infrastructure 

Software Engineering IC4 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $117,200 - $229,200 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 $153,600 - $250,200 per year.

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Microsoft will accept applications for the role until January 15, 2025.

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 (~~~) .