Software Development Engineer
Microsoft
This job at a glance
- Who can apply
- 1 year+ of experience · Bachelor's degree
- Must know
- AzureProduct managementSQLPostgreSQLPower BIPython
- Work
- On-site in Redmond
- Pay
- Not stated by the employer.
- Skill demand
- SQL20%Product management14%Azure12%PostgreSQL6%of 99 similar entry-level jobs posted in the US this week
- Listed
- Nov 12, 2026 · still open
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About the Role
Microsoft's Azure Data engineering team is seeking a Software Engineer with AI native development experience. This role focuses on building and operating the unified foundation for Microsoft Fabric, an end-to-end intelligence platform.
Key Responsibilities
- Work with all aspects of a high throughput and multi-tenant service.
- Collaborate effectively within the team and with partner teams across Microsoft.
- Design, implement, and refine chosen solutions in close partnership with Product Management and partner teams.
- Champion operational excellence via established metrics, process governance, and policy controls for regular assessment and improvement.
- Document and define existing data engineering processes, data and technology, while evaluating them for optimization.
- Be part of the on-call rotation for maintaining service health.
- Embody company culture and values.
Requirements & Tech Stack
- AI native development experience.
- Experience working with all aspects of high throughput and multi-tenant services.
- Ability to design components carefully.
- Ability to properly handle errors.
- Ability to create clean and well-factored code with good tests and good maintainability.
- Backend service development experience.
- Familiarity with Microsoft Fabric, Azure SQL DB, Azure Cosmos DB, Azure PostgreSQL, Azure Data Factory, Azure Synapse Analytics, Azure Service Bus, Azure Event Grid, and Power BI.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, or related technical discipline with proven experience coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python OR equivalent experience.
- 1+ years of experience developing services on major cloud service providers (Azure, AWS, GCP) and familiarity with all standard cloud design patterns.
- Expertise in AI native development and utilizing AI coding tools (GitHub copilot/CLI, Claude code, OpenAI Codex or Cursor) in all stages of software development lifecycle including spec driven development.
Additional Information
- Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements.
- This position will be required to pass the Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years.
- This role is targeting an immediate start date.