Microsoft
Senior Software Engineer, Distributed Systems
United States, Washington, Redmond · Senior
Sponsorship not specified$120k-$235kDetected 1 day ago
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About the role
- Behind every keynote, every session, and every registration rush is a platform that has to be flawless on the days the whole world is watching.
- This is a high-ownership, hands-on role for a builder who runs toward the hard problems.
Responsibilities
- Architect, build, and operate scalable, distributed applications and services that power Microsoft's flagship events, including Microsoft Ignite and Microsoft Build.
- Design for extreme elasticity so the platform absorbs large, unpredictable spikes in demand - registration openings, live keynotes, and session go-lives - without degrading the attendee experience.
- Own reliability end to end: set availability targets, build in redundancy and graceful degradation, and lead incident response so critical event moments never fail.
- Raise the bar on engineering quality through rigorous design reviews, automated testing, deep observability, and safe, continuous deployment.
- Partner with product managers, event producers, and cross-functional teams to turn event requirements into resilient technical solutions.
- You will design distributed systems that stay rock-solid from quiet planning cycles to the instant registration opens or a keynote goes live and traffic explodes.
Requirements
- When the event date cannot move, you are the person who makes sure the technology is ready.
- You are self-motivated and take ownership without being asked, and immovable event dates energize you rather than intimidate you.
Nice to have
- Experience architecting systems that handle sudden, high-concurrency traffic and global distribution.
- Depth in distributed data stores, caching, messaging and event-driven architectures, and performance tuning.
- A record of technical leadership, mentorship, and influence across teams and disciplines.
- Demonstrated experience designing and delivering large-scale, distributed, cloud-based applications and services.
- Hands-on experience with a major cloud platform (Microsoft Azure preferred) and modern practices such as microservices, containers, CI/CD, and infrastructure as code.
- https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/us-corporate-pay
- This position will be open for a minimum of 5 days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.
- Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer.
Compensation
- $120k-$235k
Company info
- Every year, millions of developers, IT professionals, partners, and customers turn to Microsoft Ignite and Microsoft Build to see what comes next - and the Microsoft Events organization is the team that brings those moments to life.
- We are looking for a Senior Software Engineer to help architect, build, and run it.
Equal opportunity
- equal opportunity employer.
- If you need assistance with religious accommodations and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the
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- All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status
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