Software Engineer 2

Microsoft; City of Melbourne; On-site; AUD 100,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology company in Melbourne is seeking an experienced Software Engineer to develop next‑generation load balancing technologies. The ideal candidate has a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science and extensive experience with C, C++, C#, or Rust. You will work on distributed systems and collaborate with other teams to enhance cloud infrastructure. This position offers a dynamic work environment with opportunities for mentorship and professional growth.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of technical engineering experience with C, C++, C#, Rust.
• 1+ year of experience building highly scalable distributed systems using micro‑services.
• 8+ years of technical engineering experience with C, C++, C#, Rust, or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Build next‑generation load balancer technologies.
• Design, develop and deploy large‑scale distributed systems.
• Implement automation capabilities to improve service health.

Skills

C

C++

C#

Rust

Distributed systems

Microservices

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or related field

Master’s Degree in Computer Science or related field

Job description

We are the Azure Software Load Balancer team, a vital part of the Azure Core Networking team, tasked with designing, building, and operating critical network offerings that set us apart from our competitors. We provide the software systems behind our cloud‑scale load balancing solutions, built on a robust software‑defined networking infrastructure that autonomously manages the network system.

We are currently seeking an experienced Software Engineer to help develop next‑generation load balancer technologies and collaborate with other SDN teams to deliver a seamless, reliable, and high‑performance cloud infrastructure.

Responsibilities

• Build next‑generation load balancer technologies and work with other SDN teams to deliver seamless, reliable and performant cloud infrastructure.
• Design, develop and deploy large‑scale distributed systems with massive data processing.
• Design and implement end‑to‑end telemetry, alerting, self‑healing and automation capabilities to improve service health, manageability, and reliability.
• Identify root causes of network and system performance bottlenecks and propose simple, implementable technical solutions.
• Understand customer needs and translate them into product features and improvements.
• Act as a Designated Responsible Individual (DRI), mentor engineers, and monitor systems for degradation, downtime, or interruptions.
• Mentor other engineers on coding and design best practices.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or related field and 4+ years of technical engineering experience with C, C++, C#, Rust.
  • OR equivalent experience.
• 1+ year of experience building highly scalable distributed systems using micro‑services.

Other Requirements

• Must meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements, including the Microsoft Cloud Background Check required upon hire and every two years thereafter.

Additional or Preferred Qualifications

• 8+ years of technical engineering experience with C, C++, C#, Rust, or equivalent.
• Master’s Degree in Computer Science or related field and 6+ years of experience.
• 3+ years experience with distributed systems or microservice architecture.
• 2+ years experience building and shipping large‑scale cloud services.
• Demonstrated problem‑solving skills for complex problems and innovative solutions.

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