Microsoft
Software Engineer
Found: Today
Overview
Microsoft is a company where passionate innovators come together to collaborate, envision what’s possible, and take their careers further. In a cloud-enabled world, the possibilities for innovation are endless.
Microsoft’s Azure Data engineering team is leading the transformation of analytics and data with products including Microsoft Fabric, Azure SQL Database, Azure Cosmos DB, Azure Database for PostgreSQL, Azure Data Factory, Azure Synapse Analytics, Azure Service Bus, Azure Event Grid, and Power BI. Our mission is to build the data platform for the age of AI, powering a new class of data-first applications and helping organizations build a strong data culture.
The Microsoft Fabric Data Integration team enables organizations to connect, move, and transform data across their data estate. Our integration capabilities help customers ingest, transform, and prepare data for analytics, real-time insights, and AI scenarios.
Within Data Integration, the Power Query team powers data connectivity and transformation experiences across Power BI, Microsoft Fabric, Excel, and other Microsoft products. We build the platform, connectors, SDKs, and engineering systems that enable users and developers around the world to connect to and transform data from hundreds of sources.
As a Software Engineer, you will contribute to software and platform capabilities that support data connectivity and transformation. You will work alongside engineers, product managers, and partner teams to develop reliable, high-quality solutions while growing your technical skills and gaining experience across the software development lifecycle.
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- Design, develop, test, and maintain software components that support data connectivity and transformation experiences across Power BI, Microsoft Fabric, Excel, and related Microsoft products.
- Contribute to platform capabilities including data connectors, developer tooling, SDKs, automation, and engineering productivity improvements.
- Collaborate with engineers, product managers, and partner teams to deliver reliable and customer-focused solutions.
- Improve software quality, performance, diagnosability, and maintainability through testing, telemetry, monitoring, and engineering best practices.
- Participate in technical design discussions, code reviews, and troubleshooting efforts while contributing to the design and development of Power Query platform components.
- Contribute to features and components throughout the software development lifecycle, including design, implementation, validation, deployment, and support.
- Embody Microsoft’s culture and values.
Required/Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND experience coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python OR equivalent experience.
Other Requirements
Ability to meet Microsoft, customer, and/or government security screening requirements as required for this role.
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/Additional Qualifications
- Master's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field with proven experience coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python OR 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.
- Experience developing software, services, platforms, or developer technologies.
- Familiarity with data connectivity, APIs, databases, or data integration technologies.
- Familiarity with software engineering practices such as source control, code reviews, automated testing, and continuous integration.
- Experience or familiarity with technologies such as C#, .NET, TypeScript, SQL, Azure, or related technologies.
- Interest in solving technical challenges involving data connectivity, reliability, performance, and platform engineering.
