Senior Software Engineer
 Microsoft | |
 United States, Washington, Redmond | |
 Nov 14, 2024 | |
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OverviewMicrosoft is a company where passionate innovators come to collaborate, envision what can be and take their careers further. This is a world of more possibilities, more innovation, more openness, and the sky is the limit thinking in a cloud-enabled world.Join our team building real-time communication media orchestration services. The platform processes near real-time audio streams from multiple participants, and interfaces with services to generate live transcriptions, recordings, biometrics and other live real time systems. This role is ideal for someone with a passion for high-performance systems, audio streaming, and scalable architecture.As a Senior Software Engineer, you'll work on designing, implementing, and optimizing systems that handle real-time audio streams with high efficiency and low latency. You will collaborate with other teams, support existing applications, and enhance the platform with new features. Your expertise will help drive the success of this mission-critical system used by millions globally.We do not just value differences or different perspectives. We seek them out and invite them in so we can tap into the collective power of everyone in the company. As a result, our customers are better served. Microsoft's mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more, and we're dedicated to this mission across every aspect of our company. Our culture is centered on embracing a growth mindset and encouraging teams and leaders to bring their best each day. Join us and help shape the future of the world.
ResponsibilitiesAs an engineer you will be responsible for implementing features towards a wide variety of services as well as ensuring they are built to meet enterprise quality standards and cloud scale requirements, with the result being software that is used by individuals and businesses throughout the world. In short, you will do the following: Participate in the design, development, and release of new features in the real-time audio processing platform.Focus on optimizing near real-time audio processing, minimizing latency, and ensuring reliability at scale.Work closely with cross-functional teams, to deliver high-quality software that meets user needs.Thrive in a dynamic environment where priorities shift frequently, and multitasking is required. Show an eagerness to learn new technologies and approaches, contributing to continuous improvement within the team.Work with Cloud Native technologies and ensure efficient deployment using Docker containers and Kubernetes for orchestration and Microsoft Azure's echo system.Communicate effectively in a distributed team with members across different time zones. English fluency is required.Live Site Support & Enhancements: Provide Livesite support: monitor live systems, investigate production issues, resolve customer incidents, perform root cause analysis, and ensure services are continually improvedThroughout your tasks, you will work closely with Program Managers and other Software Engineerstooptimize design, quality and functionality as Microsoft places a premium on the ability to work well in a team environment. Embody our culture and values | |