Software Engineer II

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 AI era—powering a new class of data-first applications and fostering a strong data-driven culture.

Within Azure Data, the databases team builds and maintains Microsoft's operational Database systems. We store and manage data in a structured way to enable multitude of applications across various industries.

Microsoft’s India Development Center (IDC) is a key driver of innovation for Azure Data, SQL, and AI-powered services. As a Software Engineer II, you will build and operate large-scale, distributed systems that enable intelligent data-driven applications and next-generation technologies.

In this role engineers take end-to-end ownership of features and subsystems, contribute to system design, and influence technical decisions within their team scope.

You will work on Azure Data platforms (SQL) and increasingly on AI-native systems, including agentic AI architectures, helping Microsoft’s data + AI ecosystem.

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

• Design and build scalable, reliable cloud services Solving moderately complex, ambiguous engineering problems Ensure performance, reliability, and scalability Ensure strict adherence to data security, compliance, and governance Contribute to AI-powered automation, AI-enabled features and services Partner with AI/ML teams to integrate models into production systems Drive improvements in service health, latency, and availability Contribute to CI/CD pipelines, Automated testing and validation frameworks Drive alignment across feature areas and dependencies Identify opportunities for automation and AI-driven efficiency
• Embody our culture and values

Qualifications

• Required/

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science or related field 3+ years of software engineering experience Strong programming skills in C++, C#, Java, Python, or similar Experience building distributed/cloud-based systems
• Preferred/

Additional Qualifications

• Understanding of Large-scale data processing and analytics systems Experience (or interest) in AI Agentic workflows (multi-step reasoning, orchestration, automation)

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.

Equal Opportunity Employer

(EOP) Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances.

If you need assistance and/or reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request via the Accommodation request form (Accessibility | Microsoft Careers).

Benefits/perks listed below may vary depending on the nature of your employment with Microsoft and the country where you work.#azdat #azuredata #SQLThis 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.

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