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Senior Site Reliability Engineer

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Redmond, WA Full Time
POSTED ON 12/26/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 1/24/2026
Overview

Microsoft 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.

Microsoft's Azure Data engineering team is leading the transformation of analytics in the world of data with products like databases, data integration, big data analytics, messaging & real-time analytics, and business intelligence. The products our portfolio include Microsoft Fabric, Azure SQL DB, Azure Cosmos DB, Azure PostgreSQL, Azure Data Factory, Azure Synapse Analytics, Azure Service Bus, Azure Event Grid, and Power BI. Our mission is to build the data platform for the age of AI, powering a new class of data-first applications and driving a data culture.

Within Azure Data, the Microsoft Fabric platform team builds and maintains the operating system and provides customers a unified data stack to run an entire data estate. The platform provides a unified experience, unified governance, enables a unified business model and a unified architecture.

We are hiring a Senior Site Reliability Engineer.This is a fast-paced SRE team that is exposed to a lot of different features and technologies. We have an immediate impact on the service and carry a lot of responsibility for keeping it up and running efficiently. In addition to the direct maintenance of the service, there is opportunity for longer term projects that will provide more opportunities to learn and grow.

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. 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

  • Work with all aspects of a high throughput and multi-tenant service.
  • Collaborate effectively within the team and with partner teams across Microsoft.
  • Be part of the on-call rotation for maintaining service health.
  • Design, implement, and refine chosen solutions in close partnership with Product Management and partner teams.
  • Champion operational excellence via established metrics, process governance, and policy controls for regular assessment and improvement.
  • Document and define existing data engineering processes, data and technology, while evaluating them for optimization.
  • Embody our culture and values

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

  • Master's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field AND 2 years technical experience in software engineering, network engineering, or systems administration OR Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field AND 4 years technical experience in software engineering, network engineering, or systems administration
    • OR equivalent experience.
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.

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Doctorate Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field AND 3 years technical experience in software engineering, network engineering, or systems administration OR Master's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field AND 6 years technical experience in software engineering, network engineering, or systems administration OR Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field AND 8 years technical experience in software engineering, network engineering, or systems administration
    • OR equivalent experience.
  • 3 years technical experience working with large-scale cloud or distributed systems.
  • Preferred demonstrated experience querying structured data.
  • Design, implement, and refine chosen solutions in close partnership with Product Management and partner team
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Site Reliability Engineering IC4 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $119,800 - $234,700 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 $158,400 - $258,000 per year.

Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here:

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.

Salary : $119,800 - $258,000

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