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Senior Software Engineer - Kubernetes

Microsoft· Software Engineering
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Redmond, WA$119.8k - $234.7kfull-timePosted 1w ago

About the role

Microsoft Azure Monitor team seeks a Senior Software Engineer to own and evolve cloud-native infrastructure for Azure Monitor and observability services, with a focus on Kubernetes-based platforms, reliability, security, and AI-assisted operations at planetary scale.

Responsibilities

  • Lead design and code reviews across feature areas and participate in all stages of the engineering lifecycle (initial research and discovery, quick iteration on promising concepts, solution prototyping and development, deployment and live site support).
  • Developers in the team are expected to wear multiple hats and demonstrate breadth, depth, and leadership.
  • Work with multiple partner teams and deploy across all Azure regions.
  • Passionate about distributed systems and planetary scale services.
  • Design cloud infrastructure platform components built on Kubernetes, with a focus on reliability, security, networking, diagnosability, and global-scale cost efficiency.
  • Identify bottlenecks and engineer solutions for complex production systems end to end, from problem definition and design tradeoffs through execution, launch, monitoring, and operational maturity.
  • Lead cross-organization alignment with adjacent infrastructure, observability, platform, and service teams to define clear ownership, unblock execution, and shape long-term investments.
  • Raise the engineering bar through design reviews, operational reviews, architecture guidance, incident follow-through, and repeatable engineering standards.
  • Shape safe, reliable use of AI-agentic systems and AI-assisted operations for Kubernetes-based infrastructure at scale.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 4+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python OR equivalent experience.

Skills

Required:KubernetesDistributed systems
Nice to have:Reliability and observabilityCloud-native infrastructureLeadership and cross-team collaboration

Benefits

  • See compensation section for pay ranges and mention of additional benefits and compensation.
Last updated Oct 16, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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