Senior Reliability Engineer

Microsoft's Azure Data team is seeking a Senior Reliability Engineer to join their world-class engineering team within the Azure SQL Database group. This role focuses on ensuring the reliability and serviceability of Azure SQL Database and Managed Instance services. You'll be working with cutting-edge database technologies that support massive scale deployments across the globe.

As a Site Reliability Engineer, you'll be responsible for maintaining service reliability and availability, designing automated issue resolution systems, and collaborating with feature teams to implement reliable and serviceable features. The position offers unique challenges in distributed systems, handling databases that support hundreds of terabytes of data and thousands of users.

The role combines deep technical expertise in SQL Server/Azure SQL Database with strong troubleshooting skills. You'll be working on problems spanning the entire database technology stack - from connectivity and high availability to query processing and transaction management. This is an opportunity to impact a critical service used by organizations worldwide while working alongside some of the industry's best engineers.

The position requires strong debugging skills, extensive experience with SQL Server internals, and the ability to work effectively across teams. You'll be part of Microsoft's C+AI Azure organization, working in an agile environment to solve complex distributed systems challenges. The role offers excellent growth opportunities and the chance to influence the future of cloud database services.

Benefits include industry-leading healthcare, educational resources, parental leave, and investment opportunities. This is an ideal position for someone passionate about large-scale systems, problem-solving, and making a significant impact on cloud infrastructure.