Microsoft
Software Engineer II
Microsoft
Software Engineer II
Information & Communication Technology / Engineering - Software
Posted 15/06/2026
Closes 29/06/2026
North Sydney, 2060, Sydney, New South Wales
Full time
Not specified
Do you want to build experiences that accelerate innovation for startups and transform education worldwide? If you’re passionate about solving technical challenges at scale and delivering intuitive, AI-powered solutions, this is the opportunity for you. This position is part of an engineering team that now drives Microsoft for Startups and Azure for Education, two programs that empower founders, students, and educators globally.
Microsoft for Startups radically accelerates startup growth with free access to generative AI models, up to $150K+ in Azure credits, and expert guidance through the Microsoft for Startups portal. Azure for Education equips learners and institutions with cutting-edge cloud tools, AI capabilities, and resources to prepare the next generation of developers and innovators. We design and deliver world-class web experiences that make complex cloud-native technologies simple and accessible.
By blending powerful capabilities with seamless UX, we enable founders and educators to innovate with confidence and impact millions of lives. If you’re excited to push the boundaries of cloud and AI experiences, shape the future of how Microsoft and Azure works with startups and education, and build solutions that matter globally, this is the team for you. 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.
- Works with appropriate stakeholders to determine user requirements for a set of features.
- Contributes to the identification of dependencies, and the development of design documents for a product area with little oversight.
- Creates and implements code for a product, service, or feature, reusing code as applicable.
- Contributes to efforts to break down larger work items into smaller work items and provides estimation.
- Acts as a Designated Responsible Individual (DRI) working on-call to monitor system/product feature/service for degradation, downtime, or interruptions and gains approval to restore system/product/service for simple problems.
- Remains current in skills by investing time and effort into staying abreast of current developments that will improve the availability, reliability, efficiency, observability, and performance of products while also driving consistency in monitoring and operations at scale.
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 2+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python
- 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:
- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 4+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C#, JavaScript, TypeScript, or Python
- OR equivalent experience.
- Experience with frameworks like TypeScript and React or similar, and building engaging user experiences.
- Experience with cloud engineering, Development Operations (DevOps) in Microsoft Azure (Azure), and Kubernetes.
- Experience with Azure Cosmos Database (CosmosDB), Document Database schema design, or Structured Query Language (SQL).
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. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements.
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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 accomodations and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations.
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