Senior Software Engineer - Fabric Graph

Job Description

Microsoft is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to work on the Azure Data team, specifically focusing on developing scale-out graph indices and graph algorithms systems.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or related technical discipline AND 4+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python
• 2+ years hands-on experience in development and operation of distributed systems, parallel processing, or database systems as an individual contributor

Responsibilities

• Participate in the development of the core database index, query planning and execution, and language development stack
• Analyze tradeoffs and prioritize tasks related to development, modularization, optimization, testing, repairability, and observability of core system components
• Implement appropriate observability metrics and analyze these metrics to improve decision-making quality
• Contribute to the collection, classification, and analysis of complex data
• Coordinate with leads across multiple group project plans, release plans, and work items, ensuring alignment with appropriate stakeholders (e.g., project managers)

Benefits

• Employees at Microsoft are often offered comprehensive, “world-class” benefits—including health and mental-wellness programs, competitive pay with bonuses and stock awards, and retirement/savings options. Time-off and flexibility are common, with generous vacation and holidays, parental and caregiver leave, and flexible work schedules, alongside learning support, employee resource groups, product discounts, and matching-gifts/volunteering programs. Specific benefits can vary by region.