New 
Software Engineer II
 Microsoft | |
 United States, Washington, Redmond | |
 Oct 21, 2025 | |
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OverviewOur team is responsible for developing and maintaining the mission-critical storage service that captures and serves the output of every build across Microsoft.As a Software Engineer II in Azure Artifacts you will be designing and implementing new features in our distributed storage service and participating in our devops support rotation. You will also search for ways to improve the reliability and scale of our systems. This opportunity will allow you to grow your distributed systems knowledge, proven engineering fundamentals and live site discipline. 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.
ResponsibilitiesWork on a large-scale, highly-available backend service that handles massive concurrency and throughput. Write clean, maintainable, and high-performance C# code that prioritizes simplicity over cleverness. Debug and resolve production issues in a live service environment. Contribute to architectural decisions that balance scalability, maintainability, and speed. Works with appropriate stakeholders to determine user requirements for a set of features. Acts as a Designated Responsible Individual (DRI) working on-call to monitor system/product feature/service for degradation, downtime, or interruptions and gains approval to restore system/product/service for simple problems.MS Culture & Values: Embody our Culture and Values. | |