The Azure Data SQL Core Team at Microsoft is seeking a Software Engineer II to enhance the performance and capabilities of Azure SQL Database. This role focuses on developing industry-leading features and optimizing key operating system capabilities such as scheduling and memory management. The team is dedicated to creating developer-friendly, AI-enabled operational databases that cater to various industries. Candidates will work collaboratively with a diverse group of engineers to drive product improvements and customer success.

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 2+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python.
• 2+ years of hands-on coding experience shipping products across multiple release cycles.
• Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements.

• Spearhead prototype projects to swiftly assess design concepts.
• Identify and drive prototype projects for quick evaluation of design ideas.
• Contribute to current and future product improvements around performance.
• Explore new ideas to drive product improvements through emerging Azure hardware and technologies.
• Strengthen the engineering process to ensure efficient cloud deployments.
• Identify improvements in supportability and customer self-diagnostics.
• Collaborate with and learn from a diverse set of world-class engineers.
• Make data-driven decisions using telemetry collected from customers and production systems.

• 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.