Data Engineer II

Microsoft
$102,100.00 - $202,200.00 / yr
United States, Washington, Redmond
May 28, 2026
Overview Microsoft is a company where passionate innovators come to collaborate, envision what canbeand take their careersfurther. This is a world ofmorepossibilities, more innovation, more openness, and the skyisthelimitthinkingina 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-timeanalytics,and business intelligence.The products ourportfolioincludeMicrosoft Fabric, Azure SQL DB, Azure Cosmos DB, Azure PostgreSQL, Azure Data Factory, Azure Synapse Analytics, Azure Service Bus, Azure EventGrid, and Power BI. Our mission is tobuild the data platform for the age of AI, powering a new class of data-firstapplicationsand driving a data culture. Within Azure Data, the Microsoft Fabric platform team builds andmaintainsthe operating system and providescustomersa unified data stack to run an entire data estate. The platform provides a unified experience, unified governance, enables a unified businessmodeland a unified architecture. WithinMicrosoftFabric platform team, the Insights and Analytics team is dedicated to building andmaintaininginternal analytics and reporting platform hosted on Microsoft Fabric. This platform delivers insights to Azure Data Engineering team leaders, Product Managers, Marketing,Financeand Sales. Additionally, the team serves as theinitialcustomer of newly developed products and features, running them in a production environment and collaborating closely with product managers and engineers to provide invaluable feedback. The Data Engineering team within the Azure Data Insights and Analytics organization is primarily tasked withmaintainingand advancing our data platform. This platform encompasses Spark development, with a significant emphasis onPySparkand Spark SQL within Microsoft Fabric notebooks. Our team places high importance on code optimization, metadata-driven orchestration, and implementing best practices in DevOps. We are seeking a skilled Data Engineer who can enhance our platform using modern technologies while ensuring reliable and high-performance operations. You will have the autonomy to define your area of expertise and cultivate skills that will propel your career forward. Your daily routine will include participating in standup meetings, managing work items based on your capacity, collaborating with the team's Program Managers to define new projects or initiatives, and, most importantly, engaging in development activities. In addition to traditional Data Engineering tasks, you will directly interact with the teams developing the tools we utilize, enabling you to provide direct product feedback and witness your input driving changes in the products over time. Our team is dedicated to reporting on the health of Azure Data products and contributing to their overall effectiveness and utility. 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. Responsibilities * Extract and transform disparate data into actionable insights that will drive business decisions. Applying industry best practice transformation and modeling techniques -validatingthe output to ensure reliable andaccurateresults for consumption by downstream data teams, and end users. * Drive development projects to evolve our platform and operations,leveragingthe newest Microsoft technologies available to us. * Contribute to the success of Azure Data by trying out and testing new products and features, contributing to the design of major feature enhancements, and dedicating time toprovidedirect feedback to the Product Group. * Work directly with business stakeholders to refine requirements,iterateandfinalizedesign, deliver working proofs of concept, and develop final datasolution. * Live site and on call DRI duty for maintaining high availability of our analytics solutions . * Collaborate with your peers andmaintainflexibility on domain ownership as business priorities evolve. * Work with other data teams within Microsoft on understanding their data products and onboarding them. Other: Embody ourcultureandvalues Qualifications 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 :- * Intermediate knowledge and experience with Microsoft data tools including Microsoft Fabric, Azure Data Factory, Azure Synapse, and Azure Databricks * Intermediate knowledge and experience with GIT operations and CICD flows * Advanced experience using a work management tool such as Azure DevOps * Advanced experience in time management and prioritization * Excellent written & verbal communication skills * Passion for data and the desire to learn & adopt new technologies Data Engineering IC3 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $102,100 - $202,200 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 $133,800 - $219,200 per year. Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here: https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/us-corporate-pay 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.