Software Quality Engineering IC1

Overview

Microsoft 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 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 Microsoft Fabric, the Platform team builds and operates the unified foundation that brings together all Fabric workloads into a single, cohesive experience. The platform provides shared infrastructure, governance, security, and a unified data model that enables customers to manage their entire data estate in one place. This team is central to delivering Fabric as a complete, end-to-end intelligence platform.

Microsoft 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 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 Microsoft Fabric platform team builds and maintains the operating system and provides customers a unified data stack to run an entire data estate. The platform provides a unified experience, unified governance, enables a unified business model and a unified architecture. 

Our group leads the development of Fabric’s CI/CD tools, experiences and integrations, and help our customers accelerate their workflows and enhance the quality of their work.

We are looking for a Software Quality Engineer who is passionate about software quality, test execution, and improving the reliability of our products.

This role is well suited for someone who enjoys hands-on testing, investigating issues, and working closely with engineers and PMs to make sure quality is built into the development process. Familiarity with automation and interest in modern tooling, including some AI-assisted workflows, is a plus.

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

Manual Testing & Validation

• Define, execute, and maintain manual tests for end-to-end, integration, and functional scenarios across Microsoft Fabric services and clients.
• Execute manual and automated testing in complex scenarios, identify gaps in coverage, and help improve overall test effectiveness.
• Run exploratory testing to identify product issues, edge cases, responsiveness gaps, and quality problems in complex scenarios.
• Support the transition of repeatable test scenarios from manual validation into automation where it provides the most value.
  
  

Write automated tests

• Write automated end-to-end tests.
• Monitor tests execution, debug and fix tests issue.
  
  

Cross-Team Collaboration & Quality

• Work closely with Software Engineers, PMs, and designers to understand features, define test coverage, and ensure high product quality.
• Identify functional, reliability, and performance issues early through thoughtful test planning and investigation.
• Participate in feature reviews, bug triage, and release validation to help maintain a high-quality bar across the product lifecycle.
  
  

Embody our culture and values

Embody our culture and values

Qualifications

Required/Minimum Qualifications

1+ years of experience in software testing, quality engineering and test automation.

Experience validating client, service, or end-to-end scenarios and investigating product issues.

Strong troubleshooting, problem-solving, and communication skills.

Experience working in agile teams with source control and common engineering workflows.

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

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.

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.