Software Engineer II

Are you passionate about building world-class web experiences that make complex cloud-native technologies simple and intuitive? Do you want to be at the forefront of Kubernetes innovation and shape how developers and platform teams use Azure every day?

We are the Azure Portal Cloud Native Experiences team, and we're looking fora Software Engineer II to join us in creating the next generation of developer and operator experiences in Azure. Our team owns the portal experiences for Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), Azure Kubernetes Fleet Manager, and AKS Automatic, empowering customers to easily build, manage, and scale Kubernetes clusters across environments and regions.

We also design and deliver skills and tools for Copilot in Azure and Github Copilot, bringing AI-powered automation, intelligent recommendations, and actionable insights directly into the customer workflow. By blending powerful cloud-native capabilities with seamless User Experience (UX), we help customers accelerate innovation, optimize workloads, and operate Kubernetes with confidence.

Azure Portal Cloud Native Experiences are used by customers worldwide, powering some of the largest workloads on Azure. If you're excited to push the boundaries of cloud UX, shape the future of Kubernetes at scale, and build experiences that impact millions of users, this is the team for you.

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:

• Deliver web experiences in many languages and running them in globally distributed datacenters around the world.
• Release frequent updates every week.
• Believe in agile development and continuous improvement.
• Value performance, scalability, usability, security, reliability, and accessibility in everything we do.
• Work with a group of talented designers to craft elegant and beautiful user interfaces.
• Be a team-player eager to excel in a dynamic, customer-focused, collaborative environment.
• Engage in fun and rewarding teamwork with partners across Microsoft.
• Embody our culture and values

Qualifications:

Required 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
• 2+ years of professional web development experience .
• 2+ years of proficiency with the latest techniques building web apps and services using HTML5, CSS, JavaScript, Knockout, React and Redux .

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 Qualifications:

• Master'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, or Python OR 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, JavaScript, or Python
  • OR equivalent experience.
• 1+ year(s) of proficiency building engaging user experiences.
• 1+ year(s) of experience contributing to a state-of-the-art product and tackling engaging, real-world challenges on a daily basis.
• 1+ years(s) of proficiency with frameworks like Knockout.js, TypeScript and React.
• 1+ year(s) experience with technologies like JSON, AJAX, and Git. 1+ year(s) of hands-on experience with scenario and unit testing; we use Jenkins, Selenium, and Mocha/Chai at cloud-scale.
• 1+ year(s) k nowledge and hands-on experience with Kubernetes and multi-cluster/multi-scale Kubernetes management.
• 1+ year(s) of working knowledge of GenAI and Agent communication protocols with AI/ML systems and familiarity with building or integrating solutions using large language models (LLMs) .

Software Engineering IC3 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $100,600 - $199,000 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 $131,400 - $215,400 per year .

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Microsoft will accept applications for the role until September 5, 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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