Senior Software Engineer Job at Microsoft Corporation (Multiple Locations)

Senior Software Engineer

Microsoft Corporation

Location:
Romania , Multiple Locations

Category:
IT - Software Development

Contract Type:
Not provided

Salary:

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Job Description:

Microsoft is on a mission to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more and the Microsoft Azure Cloud-Native Platforms team is looking for a Linux Software Engineer to help make Azure the best place to run cloud native workloads. As a Linux Senior Software Engineer on the Azure Cloud-Native Platforms team you will improve the cloud native experience on Azure by developing new tools and services, and collaborate with and contribute to upstream Linux distributions, to improve the performance and reliability of Linux on Azure. You’ll work with internal and external partners to create a seamless experience. As a software engineering team supporting production cloud services, you will primarily be responsible for enabling Linux to run well on Azure but you will also be joining a larger community of like-minded Linux engineers inside Microsoft.

Job Responsibility:

Design, build, deploy, and iterate on solutions to improve the Linux and cloud native experience on Azure
Collaborate with engineers and teams across the company as well as with the larger Linux open source community
Partner with Product managers, business stakeholders and users to understand user pain points deeply, create innovative solutions that delight your customers in an agile development environment, and contribute your solutions upstream
Enjoy new technological challenges and excels at solving them
Work across engineering teams and open source communities: Kubernetes, Operating Systems/kernel, Linux Distributions, etc
Improve the reliability and performance of Linux on Azure
Monitor and manage critical Linux related infrastructure services
Strive for excellence in everything you do: culture, collaboration, process, tools, design, engineering practices, customer experience, performance, and security

Requirements:

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND technical engineering experience with Linux distributions, packaging, distro release process automation OR equivalent experience
Ability to work independently in a fully remote crossfunctional team
Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements are required for this role
This position will be required to pass the Microsoft Cloud Background Check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter

Nice to have:

Master's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND technical engineering experience with Linux distro engineering (build, test, release automation, etc.) OR Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND technical engineering experience with Linux distro engineering (build, test, release automation, etc.)

Additional Information:

Job Posted:
February 19, 2026

Employment Type:

Fulltime

Work Type:

Remote work

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