Microsoft

Senior Software Engineer

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22 hours ago
Vancouver, CanadaSenior

Responsibilities

  • Design and develop distributed systems supporting core analytics experiences, with ownership of performance, scalability, reliability, and maintainability decisions.
  • Deploy and operate the Analysis Services engine across Power BI, Azure Analysis Services, and SQL Server Analysis Services.
  • Monitor service health, troubleshoot production issues, respond to live-site incidents, and participate in an on-call rotation.
  • Define and track performance, service quality, and feature-adoption metrics to drive continuous improvement.
  • Collaborate with customers to resolve technical issues, understand their needs, and incorporate feedback into product improvements.
  • Partner with engineering and other stakeholders to deliver secure, compliant solutions aligned with customer and organizational requirements.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related technical field and 4+ years of technical engineering experience with coding, or equivalent experience.
  • Preferred qualifications include a master's degree with 6+ years of experience, or a bachelor's degree with 8+ years of experience, or equivalent experience.
  • Proficiency in C, C++, C#, or other object-oriented or system-level programming languages, with recent hands-on development experience.
  • Experience designing, building, and operating scalable distributed or cloud services.
  • Experience with live-site operations, monitoring, troubleshooting, performance analysis, and service reliability.
  • Experience with database internals such as B+ trees, query optimization, or query execution.
  • Experience with compilers, query optimizers, execution engines, or database engines such as MySQL or PostgreSQL.
  • Experience developing high-performance native code, including concurrent or lock-free systems.
  • Strong computer science fundamentals in data structures, algorithms, computer networking, and database systems.
  • Strong design, debugging, and problem-solving skills focused on performance, quality, and engineering excellence.
  • Ability to pass Microsoft Cloud Background Check security screening upon hire or transfer and every two years thereafter.

Benefits

  • The typical base pay range is CAD $114,400–$203,900 per year across Canada.
  • The position is open for a minimum of five days, with applications accepted continuously until the role is filled.
  • Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer and provides application accommodations for religious needs and disabilities.

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About Microsoft

10,000+ employees

Microsoft develops operating systems, productivity software, cloud services, developer tools, and consumer devices for individuals, enterprises, and governments. Its main products include Windows, Microsoft 365, Azure, Visual Studio/GitHub, Xbox, and LinkedIn; revenue comes from software subscriptions and licenses, cloud consumption, hardware sales, and advertising. Founded in 1975 and headquartered in Redmond, Washington, Microsoft is a public company traded on Nasdaq.

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