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Posted date: Aug 28, 2025
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Category: Software Engineering
Location: Redmond, WA
Estimated salary: $188,900
Range: $119,800 - $258,000
Employment type: Full-Time
Work location type: Up to 50% work from home
Role: Individual Contributor
Description
Come build community, explore your passions, and do your best work. As a Senior Software Engineer on the Azure Diagnostics Agents Engineering team, you will help shape the future of Microsoft’s diagnostics in Azure enabling deep insights into system health and performance across global services. You’ll collaborate with talented engineers to deliver scalable solutions that drive reliability and innovation for millions of users.In this role, you will architect and implement diagnostics agents and analytics tools that empower Microsoft teams to solve complex technical challenges. You will play a key part in integrating AI into diagnostics workflows at cloud scale across a miryad of environments and Azure infrastructure models . You’ll have opportunities to accelerate your career growth, deepen your expertise in AI-powered diagnostics, and hone your skills in distributed systems and data engineering.
Our mission is to empower engineers to investigate and resolve incidents/performance issues quickly and confidently through Diagnostics Agents like Azure Profiler, Performance Diagnostics and Fleet Diagnostics. We focus on making engineers’ lives easier by ensuring that relevant diagnostics and performance data are readily available, so they can efficiently address issues and restore/optimize their service. By streamlining access to actionable insights, we help teams reduce investigation time, minimize downtime, and improve the overall reliability of their services.
Microsoft’s mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more, and we’re dedicated to this mission across every aspect of our company. Our culture is centered on embracing a growth mindset and encouraging teams and leaders to bring their best each day. Join us and help shape the future of the world.
• Architect, design, and implement diagnostics and performance agents for large scale services for both Windows and Linux.•Integrate AI and machine learning into diagnostic workflows to determine and collect relevant diagnostics, while maintaining a sustainable solution.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver scalable, reliable, and secure solutions that improve system health and performance.
• Lead technical initiatives to advance diagnostics in Azure, driving innovation in performance analysis and diagnostics.
• Mentor and support other engineers, fostering a culture of learning, inclusion, and technical excellence. Design and code review of peer work.
• Analyze complex production issues, identify root causes, and implement robust solutions to minimize downtime and improve reliability.
• Continuously evaluate and adopt new technologies and best practices to enhance diagnostics capabilities and team productivity.
Embody our culture and values.
Qualifications
Required Qualifications:Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 4+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, Rust, or PythonOR equivalent experience.3+ years of technical expertise in design/coding/debugging/testing in Windows/Linux.3+ years experience owning end-to-end product lifecycle from design to implementation to support.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 Qualifications:
Proficiency in one or more programming languages such as C++, Rust, Python, C#.Experience with cloud platforms (e.g., Azure, AWS) and modern DevOps practices.Experience designing and implementing diagnostics or performance solutions for large-scale platforms across Windows and Linux.Experience with AI/ML technologies.
Familiarity with cloud service and/or operating system diagnostics/performance concepts.Proven ability to collaborate in cross-functional teams and mentor other engineersSoftware Engineering IC4 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $119,800 - $234,700 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 $158,400 - $258,000 per year. Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here: https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/us-corporate-pay Microsoft will accept applications for the role until September 12, 2025. 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. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request via the Accommodation request form.
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