.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.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 in 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 big data analytics team provides a range of products that enable data engineers and data scientists to extract intelligence from all data structured, semi-structured, and unstructured.We are in the process of integrating our disparate products into Azure Synapse Analytics with a set of experiences that are meant to simplify and accelerate time to value.The Big Data Analytics team is looking for an experienced developer for the position of Software Development Engineer II based in Barcelona, Spain.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.QualificationsRequired / Minimum QualificationsBachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, or a related technical discipline.Years of software engineering and product development experience in the industry.Years of proven track record of shipping end-user software services or products.Years of in-depth object-oriented programming experience in (not limited to) Java / C++ / C#.Equal ability in reading and enhancing existing code as well as writing entirely new code from scratch.Other RequirementsAbility 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 QualificationsMaster's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, or a related technical discipline.Experience with open-source software components.Experience working on continuous integration and flighting services toolset.Great curiosity and willingness to question.High enthusiasm, integrity, ingenuity, results-orientation, self-motivation, and resourcefulness in a fast-paced competitive environment
