Software Engineer II - Github
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Oct 15, 2026. First seen by Alion on Oct 14, 2026. Microsoft scores B on the Alion truth index.
Do you want to build and ship new Azure services from the ground up? The Azure Developer Division team at Microsoft India Development Center (IDC) is hiring talented engineers to help us build and ship managed Azure services working with our strategic ISV partners that will enable deploying and operating popular open-source and 3rdparty services in the Azure cloud. We will collaborate closely with industry partners to ship best-in-class services operating at a large scale.
We are looking for strong, self-motivated, and result-driven individuals who can thrive in dynamic, fast-paced environments. We value a healthy work environment where openness, trust, diversity, respect, and care are strong cultural values. We expect all team members to bring customer obsession, continuous learning, and product and engineering excellence to their work every day.
Responsibilities
Responsibilities for this role include different aspects of designing and building features for an Azure service - such as prototyping, developing resource providers, authoring Azure portal extensions, building integration data plane, handling live site issues, driving security compliance etc. You will have opportunities to work across the stack to build new Azure services. We expect all engineers to write high-quality code and own the end-to-end test and DevOps lifecycle. You will build components to meet security, privacy, reliability, compliance, and performance needs.
If the above sounds challenging and exciting, we’d love to talk to you.
Qualifications
Required:
BA/BS or higher degree in Computer Science or equivalent field
4+ years of industry experience building and shipping software using modern programming languages such as C#, C++, Java, Go or Python
Strong software design, coding, and problem-solving skills
Customer obsession and passion for shipping high quality products
Self-driven, can work independently and capable of dealing with ambiguity
Excellent communication and collaboration skills
Preferred:
Experience working in a Linux environment and/or with Open-Source projects is a plus
Experience with cloud infrastructure such as Azure, AWS or GCP
Experience supporting live site services
Experience with Docker and DevOps tools and processes
Experience working with Resource provider, Azure portal, Azure Security and compliance of existing Azure services is a big plus
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.
Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances.
Benefits/perks listed below may vary depending on the nature of your employment with Microsoft and the country where you work.
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.