Senior Software Engineer -Azure Kubernetes Service

Microsoft is a leading technology company, and they are seeking a Senior Software Engineer for the Azure Kubernetes Service team. The role involves contributing to cloud-native infrastructure, collaborating with peers to design scalable solutions, and building tools that enhance DevOps practices.

Responsibilities:

• Advance the capabilities of Kubernetes and auxiliary components on Azure
• Improve quality of service for Microsoft Azure Kubernetes Service
• Accelerate development velocity for all engineers
• Balance pragmatism with vision; deliver continuous improvements to the team’s process and codebase
• Build automation to prevent and/or remediate service problems from becoming production incidents

Requirements:

• 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#, Golang OR Java, JavaScript, or Python OR equivalent experience
• 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
• Master's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 6+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Golang, Java, JavaScript, or Python OR Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 8+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python OR equivalent experience
• 4+ year(s) experience in commercial software development, including building, shipping, and operating reliable, cloud distributed solutions and engaging in site-reliability engineering practices
• 4+ years experience with workload and container orchestration using Kubernetes or a similar platform
• 4+ years experience with container runtimes such as Docker, Rkt, runC, and understanding how they interact with operating system components
• 4+ years experience working in Linux environments
• 4+ year(s) experience in commercial software development, including building, shipping, and operating reliable, distributed solutions and engaging in site-reliability engineering practices