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Software Engineer II
2026-02-17T15:01:15+00:00
Microsoft
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FULL_TIME
Nairobi
Nairobi
00100
Kenya
Information Technology
Computer & IT, Science & Engineering
KES
MONTH
2026-02-25T17:00:00+00:00
8

Responsibilities

  • Own and operate highly scalable, reliable, and low-latency distributed systems that power mission-critical workloads.
  • Design and implement features that enable configuration management, monitoring, analytics, and observability for modern cloud applications.
  • Drive integration with other Azure services to deliver seamless customer experiences.
  • Write high-quality, well-tested code and own the DevOps lifecycle, including monitoring, alerting, and incident response.
  • Integrate AI-assisted development tools to improve engineering productivity and code quality.
  • Contribute to AI-enhanced features using technologies such as large language models (LLMs), Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers, and retrieval-augmented generation (RAG).
  • Mentor others and share knowledge to improve team capabilities and engineering practice

Qualifications

Required/minimum qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 2+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python OR equivalent experience.
  • Good understanding of cloud platforms such as Azure, AWS, or GCP.P
  • Proficiency with AI-assisted development tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot, IntelliCode).
  • Own and operate highly scalable, reliable, and low-latency distributed systems that power mission-critical workloads.
  • Design and implement features that enable configuration management, monitoring, analytics, and observability for modern cloud applications.
  • Drive integration with other Azure services to deliver seamless customer experiences.
  • Write high-quality, well-tested code and own the DevOps lifecycle, including monitoring, alerting, and incident response.
  • Integrate AI-assisted development tools to improve engineering productivity and code quality.
  • Contribute to AI-enhanced features using technologies such as large language models (LLMs), Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers, and retrieval-augmented generation (RAG).
  • Mentor others and share knowledge to improve team capabilities and engineering practice
  • C
  • C++
  • C#
  • Java
  • JavaScript
  • Python
  • Azure
  • AWS
  • GCP
  • GitHub Copilot
  • IntelliCode
  • LLMs
  • MCP servers
  • RAG
  • Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field
  • 2+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python OR equivalent experience.
  • Good understanding of cloud platforms such as Azure, AWS, or GCP.
  • Proficiency with AI-assisted development tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot, IntelliCode).
bachelor degree
24
JOB-699482bb8014b

Vacancy title:
Software Engineer II

[Type: FULL_TIME, Industry: Information Technology, Category: Computer & IT, Science & Engineering]

Jobs at:
Microsoft

Deadline of this Job:
Wednesday, February 25 2026

Duty Station:
Nairobi | Nairobi

Summary
Date Posted: Tuesday, February 17 2026, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

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JOB DETAILS:

Responsibilities

  • Own and operate highly scalable, reliable, and low-latency distributed systems that power mission-critical workloads.
  • Design and implement features that enable configuration management, monitoring, analytics, and observability for modern cloud applications.
  • Drive integration with other Azure services to deliver seamless customer experiences.
  • Write high-quality, well-tested code and own the DevOps lifecycle, including monitoring, alerting, and incident response.
  • Integrate AI-assisted development tools to improve engineering productivity and code quality.
  • Contribute to AI-enhanced features using technologies such as large language models (LLMs), Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers, and retrieval-augmented generation (RAG).
  • Mentor others and share knowledge to improve team capabilities and engineering practice

Qualifications

Required/minimum qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 2+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python OR equivalent experience.
  • Good understanding of cloud platforms such as Azure, AWS, or GCP.P
  • Proficiency with AI-assisted development tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot, IntelliCode).

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 24

Level of Education: bachelor degree

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Job Info
Job Category: Computer/ IT jobs in Kenya
Job Type: Full-time
Deadline of this Job: Wednesday, February 25 2026
Duty Station: Nairobi | Nairobi
Posted: 17-02-2026
No of Jobs: 1
Start Publishing: 17-02-2026
Stop Publishing (Put date of 2030): 10-10-2076
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