Software Engineer II - Distributed Systems

Overview Microsoft is a company where passionate innovators come to collaborate, envision what’s possible, and take their careers further. Here, you'll find a world of opportunity, innovation, and openness, where your ideas can help shape the future of a cloud-enabled world. Microsoft’s Azure Data Engineering team is transforming the world of analytics through industry-leading products and services, including databases, data integration, big data analytics, messaging, real-time analytics, and business intelligence. Our portfolio includes Microsoft Fabric, Azure SQL Database, Azure Cosmos DB, Azure Database for 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 age of AI, empowering a new generation of data-first applications and helping organizations create a data-driven culture. Within Microsoft Fabric, the Data Integration team enables organizations to connect, move, and transform data across their entire data estate. As data is generated across applications, devices, and systems, our integration capabilities make it easy to ingest, transform, and prepare data for downstream consumption. Fabric’s unified integration experience helps customers bring data together so it is trusted, accessible, and ready to power analytics, real-time insights, and AI-driven experiences. The Fabric Mirroring team is seeking a Software Engineer to help design, build, and operate next-generation data movement services that transfer large volumes of data from source systems into Microsoft Fabric with minimal latency. The team focuses on advanced replication and data movement scenarios while delivering intuitive, user-friendly experiences. Working closely with engineers, product managers, and partners across Microsoft, you will contribute to building reliable, scalable, and high-performing solutions that enable customers to unlock the full value of their data. At Microsoft, we celebrate and embrace diverse perspectives. We believe that bringing together people with different experiences, backgrounds, and ideas makes us stronger and helps us better serve our customers around the world. Responsibilities Design, develop, test, and maintain scalable and reliable software solutions. Write clean, efficient, and maintainable code while following engineering best practices, coding standards, and team guidelines. Use debugging tools, logs, telemetry, and monitoring systems to investigate, troubleshoot, and resolve issues. Participate in root cause analysis and implement fixes to improve service reliability and performance. Participate in code reviews by providing and incorporating constructive feedback. Ensure code meets quality, security, reliability, and maintainability standards before deployment. Contribute to the design and implementation of product features and services. Collaborate with senior engineers and architects to evaluate technical approaches, document designs, and implement solutions that meet business and engineering requirements. Create and maintain automated tests, including unit and integration tests, to ensure product quality and reliability. Continuously improve test coverage and support CI/CD practices. Work with engineers across teams to understand dependencies, integrations, and system interactions. Help ensure solutions are secure, performant, and aligned with overall platform architecture. Partner with product managers, designers, and engineering teammates to understand customer and business requirements. Incorporate feedback and telemetry insights to improve product experiences and deliver customer value. Learn and apply engineering best practices, new technologies, and development methodologies while contributing to a culture of collaboration, inclusion, and continuous improvement. Embody our culture and values. Qualifications Required/Minimum Qualifications Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 2+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python OR equivalent experience 1+ years professional experience in enterprise level distributed systems Job Requirements: Other 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 Qualifications Master's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 3+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python OR Bachelor'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#, Java, JavaScript, or Python OR equivalent experience. #azdat #azuredata #dataintegration Software Engineering IC3 - The typical base pay range for this role across Canada is CAD $85,800 - CAD $169,300 per year. Find additional pay information here: https://careers.microsoft.com/v2/global/en/canada-pay-information.html Software Engineering IC3 - L'échelle salariale de base typique pour ce rôle dans l'ensemble du Canada est de 85,800 $ CAD à 169,300 $ CAD par année. Pour plus d'information au sujet de la rémunération, veuillez cliquer ici: https://careers.microsoft.com/v2/global/en/canada-pay-information.html Ce poste sera ouvert pendant au moins cinq jours et les candidatures seront acceptées de façon continue jusqu’à ce que le poste soit pourvu. This position will be open for a minimum of 5 days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled. Microsoft est un employeur offrant l’égalité d’accès à l’emploi. Tous les candidats qualifiés seront pris en considération pour l’emploi, sans égard à l’âge, à l’ascendance, à la citoyenneté, à la couleur, aux congés médicaux ou familiaux, à l’identité ou à l’expression de genre, aux renseignements génétiques, à l’état d’immigration, à l’état matrimonial, à l’état de santé, à l’origine nationale, à un éventuel handicap physique ou mental, à l’affiliation politique, au statut de vétéran protégé ou au statut militaire, à la race, à l’ethnie, à la religion, au sexe (y compris la grossesse), à l’orientation sexuelle ou à toute autre caractéristique protégée par les lois, ordonnances et règlements locaux applicables. Si vous avez besoin d’aide avec des accommodements religieux et/ou d’un accommodement raisonnable en raison d’un handicap pendant le processus de candidature, apprenez-en plus sur la demande d’accommodement. Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. 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