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Software Engineer II

1 year experience
Technology & Digital
Software engineering
Posted:
December 29, 2025

Microsoft

Software, cloud & services
86.9
Palpable Score
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Overview

The Azure Compute Platform team, a cornerstone of Azure Cloud’s infrastructure, is experiencing rapid growth. This team leads the way in tackling global challenges with cutting-edge advancements in distributed systems and cloud-native security. The solutions they develop are crucial to the operations of all customer workloads on the Azure cloud.

As Azure Cloud strengthens its role as the foundation of enterprise solutions and artificial intelligence, we have unique opportunities to significantly enhance and scale Azure Compute.

We are seeking a Software Engineer 2 to contribute to the development of the Azure Compute service, ensuring its scalability and security. We are looking for someone who thrives on solving complex problems and excels at collaborating with various teams to address intricate issues. The ideal candidate will work with urgency while maintaining a  focus on security.

Responsibilities

This engineer will work and contribute to the growth of the Azure Compute Platform. Their responsibilities will include:

• Collaborating with Program Managers and teams across Azure Core to expand the Azure Compute Platform service to new regions and clouds.
• Contributing to the design and documentation of features, services, and platform components, identifying dependencies and proposing scalable solutions.
• Investigating and helping resolve complex issues in large-scale distributed systems, improving service reliability and performance.
• Applying a data-driven approach, with a  focus on serviceability, quality, and maintainability.
• Supporting on-call operations by prioritizing repair items and improving the overall engineer experience.
• Embracing a customer-first approach and contributing to platform improvements that balance engineering efficiency with business priorities.
• Working across organizational boundaries to address integration challenges involving Compute, Network, and Storage.

Qualifications

Other Requirements:

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About the company

Microsoft

Company overview
Microsoft is a global technology company best known for Windows, Microsoft 365, Azure cloud services, and developer tools like GitHub and Visual Studio. Microsoft also builds consumer and enterprise products across gaming (Xbox), search and advertising, cybersecurity, and AI products such as Copilot. Microsoft sells mainly to enterprises, governments, developers, and consumers through a mix of subscriptions, cloud usage, and device and software licensing. Microsoft operates at massive global scale and runs large, repeatable hiring pipelines for both students and full-time roles.

Locations and presence

Microsoft has major offices and engineering hubs across North America, Europe, and Asia, with a large global footprint across many cities listed on Microsoft Careers. Microsoft has been tightening hybrid expectations, including an update to three in-office days per week that starts rolling out from the Puget Sound area from late February 2026.

Palpable Score

86.9
/ 100
Microsoft offers some of the clearest and most repeatable early-career entry points in tech, spanning first-year internships, new-grad hiring, sales and customer-facing early-in-profession tracks, and apprenticeship-style routes. The hiring process is structured and widely documented, and learning support is visible across multiple programs, though team-to-team variation still matters once someone lands. Pay tends to be competitive with strong benefits, and outcomes look positive, but Microsoft does not publish consistent early-career retention and promotion metrics.
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