Senior Software Engineer - Metrics Infrastructure

Job ID: 200045000Posted: 2026-07-29Location: United States, Washington, RedmondSalary: USD $119,800 - $234,700 per yearEmployment type: Full-TimeWork site: 3 days / week in-officeRole type: Individual ContributorTravel: Less than 25%Profession: Software EngineeringDiscipline: Software EngineeringCompany: MicrosoftOverviewMicrosoft is a company where passionate innovators come to collaborate, envision what can be and take their careers further. This is a world of more possibilities, more innovation, more openness, and the sky is the limit thinking in a cloud-enabled world. Microsoft’s Azure Data engineering team is leading the transformation of analytics in the world of data with products like databases, data integration, big data analytics, messaging & real-time analytics, and business intelligence. The products in our portfolio include 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. Our mission is to build the data platform for the age of AI, powering a new class of data-first applications and driving a data culture. ​​Within Microsoft Fabric, we are looking for a Senior Software Engineer to help us build the foundational layer of the Time Series Database for Azure Monitor. On this team, you’ll work on how trillions of signals from Microsoft’s intelligent cloud are ingested, processed, and turned into reliable, real time insights. We own the core telemetry ingestion pipelines that handle more than 100 petabytes of data every day and underpin observability across Azure, Office, Windows, Xbox, and a broad ecosystem of customer applications. This role is involved in solving the hard problems of scale, with strict requirements on throughput, reliability, correctness, and operability, and offers meaningful ownership over systems that run continuously at global scale. Beyond individual contributions, you’ll collaborate across teams, mentor engineers, and help establish technical direction and engineering standards as the platform evolves. ​​We embrace a fast-paced, startup-like culture focused on shipping early and often, with an emphasis on attention to detail, introspection, and accountability. Collaboration is at the heart of our team. We build on each other’s ideas and empower engineers to innovate from the ground up, delivering world-class value at speed. What we build: * Low-latency data ingestion and processing pipelines. * Highly scalable, resilient microservices hosted in the cloud. * Availability indicators, monitoring, and auto-mitigation software. * Deployment and operational tooling. If you’re passionate about building systems that power Azure’s observability and health at hyperscale, and thrive in an environment that values creativity, collaboration, and technical excellence, we’d love to hear from you.At Microsoft, our mission is to empower every person and organization on the planet to achieve more. We foster a culture of inclusion, growth, and innovation, built on values of respect, integrity, and accountability. If you're passionate about driving meaningful impact, solving complex problems, and contributing to a growing organization, we would love to hear from you. Responsibilities​​As a senior member of our team, you will lead design and code reviews across feature areas and participate in all stages of our 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. You will work with multiple partner teams and deploy across all Azure regions. This position is for someone who is: Passionate about distributed systems and planetary scale services. Enjoys the challenge of pushing big data on near real-time latencies. Looks to drive innovation within a product and become an industry leader. Loves new technological challenges and excels at solving them. Excels at identifying bottlenecks and engineering solutions for performance sensitive data pipelines. Writes well-crafted, well-tested, readable and maintainable code. Participates in code reviews to ensure code quality and distribute knowledge. Shares knowledge by giving tech talks, and evangelizing appropriate tech and engineering best practices.Embody our culture and valuesQualificationsRequired 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 PythonOR equivalent experience.​ Other Requirements:Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements are required for this role. These requirements include, but are not limited to the following specialized security screenings: 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 Qualifications: Master's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 6+ years technical engineering experience with 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 8+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or PythonOR equivalent experience. Experience with large scale distributed systems​ #azdat #azuredata #hyperscale​Software Engineering IC4 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $119,800 - $234,700 per year. There is a different range applicable to specific work locations, within the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area, and the base pay range for this role in those locations is USD $160,200 - $261,000 per year. Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here: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. 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 with religious accommodations and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations.