Software Engineer Backend

Overview

Join the team behind Microsoft Fabric Activator, building distributed systems that help organizations turn data into action. You'll work on systems that process millions of events per second, solve challenging engineering problems, and help shape the next generation of real-time experiences in Microsoft Fabric.

Our small, fast-growing team values learning, collaboration, and innovation. We operate in a high-trust, low-process environment where engineers are empowered to take ownership, influence product direction, and deliver solutions with direct customer impact.

Responsibilities

• This role requires participation in an on-call rotation, where you would be on call 24/7 for one week approximately every 8–9 weeks.
• Design, implement, and operate large-scale cloud services supporting real-time analytics workloads.
• Develop clean, efficient, and maintainable solutions to complex technical challenges.
• Architect and enhance backend systems for high availability, reliability, and performance.
• Optimize services for large-scale data ingestion and processing.
• Ensure robust testing and validation strategies for production-ready systems.
• Identify, use and evangelize appropriate artificial intelligence (AI) tools and practices across the software development lifecycle (SDLC) in a disciplined manner
  
  

Embody our culture and values

Qualifications

Required/Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python OR equivalent experience.

Job Requirements: Other & Additional

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/Additional Qualifications

Experience in large scale cloud backend development.

Proven ability to design, implement, and test scalable systems.

Experience with cloud platforms such as Azure or AWS.

Experience working with real-time analytics or telemetry systems.

Familiarity with event-driven architectures and data pipelines.

Master's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python OR Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python OR equivalent experience.

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Equal Opportunity Employer (EOP)

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. If you need assistance and/or reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request via the Accommodation request form (Accessibility | Microsoft Careers).

Benefits/perks listed below may vary depending on the nature of your employment with Microsoft and the country where you work.

Software Engineering IC3 - The typical base pay range for this role across Poland is zł 161,100.00 - zł 277,400.00 per year. Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation.

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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 accommodations and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations.