About the role

Aplyr's Quick Take

This role is for a Software Engineer II focused on front-end development within Microsoft's Azure Data engineering team. You'll be building customer-facing web experiences and working on a new UX platform that interfaces with real-time data services. It's primarily an individual contributor role.

Good fit

Ideal candidates have a solid background in front-end technologies, a few years of experience in software development, and a collaborative working style. Those who thrive in fast-paced environments and enjoy tackling complex problems will do well here.

Worth noting

The team is small and rapidly growing, which may offer opportunities for significant impact but could also mean less structure. The focus on real-time data handling suggests a need for high performance and reliability in your work.

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.

Microsoft’s Azure Data engineering team is leading the transformation of analytics in the world of data with products like databases, data integration, big data analytics, messaging & real-time analytics, and business intelligence. The products our portfolio include Microsoft Fabric, Azure SQL DB, Azure Cosmos DB, Azure PostgreSQL, Azure Data Factory, Azure Synapse Analytics, Azure Service Bus, Azure Event Grid, and Power BI. Our mission is to build the data platform for the age of AI, powering a new class of data-first applications and driving a data culture.

Within Azure Data, the messaging and real-time analytics team provides comprehensive solutions and a robust platform that enables users to ingest high granularity signals (real-time & observability) and complex data, converting those into a competitive advantage in real-time for both end users and modern applications.  

We’re Azure Messaging – a rapidly growing group of around 40 engineers – and we’re experts at moving hundreds of millions of small packets of information into and out of the cloud, per second. We work on the cutting edge of distributed messaging systems, where milliseconds latency, massive throughput and 99.99% service availability aren’t tradeoffs – they’re all necessary. Our infrastructure needs to be resilient enough for financial transactions, rapid enough for streaming and gaming applications, and still nimble enough to move many petabytes of data per day.

We build the Azure Service Bus (http://aka.ms/servicebus), Azure Event Hub (http://aka.ms/eventhub), Azure Event Grid (http://aka.ms/azureeventgrid) and Fabric RTI Eventstreams (http://aka.ms/eventstream) services, which help power Microsoft SaaS applications like Office 365, Xbox Live, Halo, Application Insights (and many, many more), as well as thousands of external Microsoft customers. Our group fosters a diverse, inclusive and collaborative work culture that prioritizes people at all times.

We’re looking for a creative, dedicated Software engineer II to help us build our next set of customer-facing web experiences. You will be instrumental in prototyping and building a new UX platform through which customers would interface with the vast ocean of streaming data. Your work would address high-profile customer pain points and form a core piece of our UX plane.

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

Developing highly polished components and experiences.
Efficient prototyping of UX designs, working both with and without designers.
Consistently iterating on previous designs based on end user and stakeholder feedback.
Using data to determine compelling improvements to existing experiences for delighting users.
Experimenting and developing wireframe proposals for new features or products.

Embody our culture and values

Qualifications

Required/Minimum 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.
1+ year professional experience working with Fabric, Databricks, Snowflake or data platforms within Azure, GCP or AWS

Job Requirements: Other & Additional

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

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.
Mastery of core front-end technologies, including modern JS frameworks (such as Typescript, React or Next.js) and SCSS/CSS
Experience using RESTful APIs and/or GraphQL to communicate with services
Proficient attention to detail, with the ability to match specifications and wireframes in code with high fidelity
Proven track record of delivering ambitious projects
Experience with design processes (sprints, crits, iteratives etc)
Fluent in current design tools (Figma, Adobe CC etc.)
Concrete inclination for architecting and designing at scale
Comfortable and enthusiastic about working in a complex product space with ambiguous challenges
Excellent written, verbal, and visual communication skills that drive compelling conversations and clear presentations

#azdat, #azuredata

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.

Aplyr's read

Microsoft is a technology giant shaping global computing, attracting talent interested in innovation and impact across software, cloud, and AI sectors.
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What's promising

•Strong commitment to innovation in AI and cloud computing.
•Diverse range of roles from technical to managerial, offering career growth.
•Financially stable with a robust global presence and market influence.

What to watch

•Complex organizational structure can slow decision-making processes.
•High competition for roles may limit entry-level opportunities.
•Potential for work-life balance challenges in high-demand positions.

Why Microsoft

•Pioneer in personal and business computing with a legacy of innovation.
•Extensive global reach with a diverse workforce and inclusive culture.
•Leader in integrating AI into mainstream software and cloud services.

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