Senior Software Engineer - Backend
Microsoft (company site, opens in a new tab)4+ yrsNoida, HyderabadOn-siteDirect career pageEst. 40–65 LPA
Posted 22h ago
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About This Role
- Drive technical strategy, architecture, and execution for hyperscale cloud platform and deployment systems powering Microsoft 365 services.
- Lead design and delivery of large-scale, geo-distributed infrastructure investments focusing on secure, scalable, reliable distributed systems.
- Ensure operational excellence through automation, observability, security, compliance, and mentor engineers to influence technical direction across teams.
Minimum Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related field AND minimum 4 years of technical engineering experience coding in languages such as C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python, OR equivalent experience.
- Ability to pass Microsoft Cloud background check and other security screenings as required.
- Work Experience Required: Minimum 4 years technical engineering experience or equivalent.
- Not explicitly mentioned in the JD: Notice period or explicit location requirements.
Ideal Candidate Profile
- 7+ years software engineering experience with strong systems thinking and architectural design skills.
- Experience leading large-scale, geo-distributed, highly available distributed systems initiatives from design through delivery.
- Experience building cloud infrastructure/platform services and leveraging AI technologies to enhance platform and infrastructure capabilities.