Do you want to work on the foundational aspects of Microsoft Azure, one of the biggest clouds in the world? The Azure Core team builds the foundation on which our entire cloud stands. Working in this team offers the opportunity to contribute to state of the art distributed services. As a Software Engineer in Azure Core, you will be working on services that are always on, and that enable Azure to offer products that are available 24 hours a day, each day. This opportunity will allow you to learn more about how one of the biggest cloud systems in the world is build, to gain expertise in distributed systems and to learn how to operate a hyperscale cloud. 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** + Works withappropriate stakeholderstodetermineuser requirements for a feature. + Supports identification of dependencies, and the development of design documents for a product feature with oversight. + With guidance,learnsto create and implement code for a product, service, or feature reusing code as applicable. + Assistsand learns about breaking down work items into tasks and provides estimation. + Acts as a Designated Responsible Individual (DRI) in monitoring system/product feature/service for degradation, downtime, or interruptions for simple problems, and recommends actions to restore system/product/service by following the playbook. + Reviews current developments and proactively seeks new knowledge that will improve the availability, reliability, efficiency, observability, and performance of products while also driving consistency in monitoring and operations at scale. **Qualifications** **Required/Minimum Qualifications (RQs/MQs)** + **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.** Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. Consistent with applicable law, 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, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran or military status, race, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations (https://careers.microsoft.com/v2/global/en/accessibility.html) .