Software Engineer II
The RTC (Real-Time Communications) Runtime Infrastructure within IC3 (Intelligent Conversation and Communication Cloud) serves as the foundational layer that powers real-time communication services across Microsoft Teams, Skype, and Azure Communication Services. Its responsibilities span across service orchestration, reliability, modernization, security and operational excellence. As a Software Engineer II in our team, you will be at the forefront of ensuring high availability of services with multiple layers of defense in depth. You will explore, evaluate, and apply cutting-edge technologies to ensure efficiency and optimal performance in a fast-paced environment where your contributions will have measurable impacts. This opportunity will allow you to: • Scale solutions at a massive scale and ensure their high availability • Apply cutting-edge technologies, including AI agentic workflows • Collaborate with multiple stakeholders to deliver solutions end-to-end Specifically the position will require working on streaming technologies. We offer 100% remote work, giving you optimal flexibility. While many other opportunities are moving back to onsite, we believe in the power of remote work to foster productivity and work-life balance. Join us and enjoy the freedom to work in the environment that suits you best. 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 Works with appropriate stakeholders to determine user requirements for a set of features. Contributes to the identification of dependencies, and the development of design documents for a product area with little oversight. Creates and implements code for a product, service, or feature, reusing code as applicable. Contributes to efforts to break down larger work items into smaller work items and provides estimation. Acts as a Designated Responsible Individual (DRI) working on-call to monitor system/product feature/service for degradation, downtime, or interruptions and gains approval to restore system/product/service for simple problems. Remains current in skills by investing time and effort into staying abreast of current developments that will improve the availability, reliability, efficiency, observability, and performance of products while also driving consistency in monitoring and operations at scale. Design, build, and operate scalable, reliable, and secure runtime infrastructure for real-time communications. Drive modernization initiatives, including migration to Linux and ARM architectures, and adoption of AI-assisted tooling. Collaborate with partner teams to ensure seamless integration and high availability of RTC services. Implement and maintain best practices for service orchestration, monitoring, incident response, and continuous improvement. Ensure compliance with Microsoft’s security, privacy, and operational standards. Participate in on-call rotations and contribute to incident management and root cause analysis. Embody our culture and values Qualifications Required Qualifications: 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. Technical fundamentals in distributed systems, databases, or cloud-native architecture Preferred 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 Master’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. Software Engineering IC3 – The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $100,600 – $199,000 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 $131,400 – $215,400 per year. Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. 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