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Posted date: Feb 05, 2026
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Category: Software Engineering
Location: Bangalore, Karnataka
Employment type: Full-Time
Work location type: 0 days / week in-office – remote
Role: Individual Contributor
Description
OverviewDo you love to work on the latest technologies? Are you looking to make a real difference in Microsoft’s mission to empower every person and organization to achieve more, with the power of cloud computing? Do you want to work at the forefront of Cloud Computing to design, deliver & operate cloud-scale systems that are the foundation of the World’s Computer which is Azure? Do you want to be part of a highly motivated and passionate team that works together to do what it takes for our customers to be successful while having fun and learning along the way?
Azure Core is Azure's most profitable business and is growing incredibly fast! We, the Azure Core Compute team in IDC, pride ourselves in working without boundaries to deliver the cloud platform capable of running any workload. And we mean ANY! Think of any large Microsoft service; Teams, Bing, Exchange, Xbox, SQL Azure, Office 365, HDInsight, COSMOS DB or customers such as Accenture, Adobe, Walgreens, Walmart and the multitude of the large/medium/small shopping, banking, finance, gaming, logistics, enterprises, data analytics/management, storage services of the world. They run on the infrastructure we build.
We are a fast-growing team of highly motivated engineers working on solving the next big problem in the cloud. We pride ourselves on working without boundaries and stretching the limits to deliver the next big improvement in cloud architecture, fundamentals, data center management and delivering the next big innovation in the cloud.
Microsoft’s mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. As employees we come together with a growth mindset, innovate to empower others and collaborate to realize our shared goals. Each day we build on our values of respect, integrity, and accountability to create a culture of inclusion where everyone can thrive at work and beyond.
Responsibilities
Design, implement, optimize, debug, refactor and reuse code to establish and improve performance and maintainability, effectiveness and return on investment (ROI).• Lead and drive the discussions to build the next gen architecture of products/solutions by ccollaborating with different partner teams in different geographies to meet the goals of the organization.Act as a Designated Responsible Individual (DRI) and guide other engineers by developing and following the playbook, working on call to monitor service for degradation or downtime, alerting stakeholders about status and initiate actions to restore service.Proactively seek new knowledge and adapt to new trends, technical solutions and patterns that will improve the availability, reliability, efficiency, observability, and performance of products while also driving consistency in monitoring and operations at scale.Mentor junior members of the team and take ownership of building and maintaining an efficient team with the right mindset and attitude to grow as a team.Drive innovation in the team via thought leadership, working on ideas/improvements/proofs of concepts/demonstrations/talks.Own the quality of the product and drive the efforts to achieve high quality standards and to retain it consistently.
Qualifications
Required qualifications
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 7+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, Rust, C#, Java.Master'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#, Rust, Java. OR equivalent experience.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. Preferred qualificationsExperience in building system Software, applications that run on SOC.Experience using Rust programming language Experience with Hyper-V,VMWare, Docker or other virtualization technologies.Knowledge of Performance profiling tools.Experience in developing large-scale security features that encompass data privacy, confidentiality, and secrets management. Proven ability to create componentized and well-architected software. Experience with improving service operations or engineering fundamentals.#azurecorejobs
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.
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