Software Engineer -II

Are you looking for an opportunity to join a team of engineers positively impacting the experience of every consumer who uses Microsoft products?

 

IWe are passionate about working together to build delightful and inclusive cross-device capabilities that empower customers to get the most out of what Microsoft has to offer.  We are always striving to find new and innovative ways of incorporating the latest in design patterns, cloud tech, and machine learning to unlock better capabilities– all while maintaining very high availability services and ensuring the safety and security of our customers’ data. 

 

You’ll be joining a highly talented, collaborative and motivated team, and will have the opportunity to work on rapid development of both highly-available backend cloud services and high-scale Windows product components with an emphasis on inclusive, modern customer capabilities.

 

Microsoft’s mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. As employees we come together with a growth mindset, innovate to empower others, and collaborate to realize our shared goals. Each day we build on our values of respect, integrity, and accountability to create a culture of inclusion where everyone can thrive at work and beyond.

Responsibilities

Our team works primarily on high-scale, high availability back-end services that power customer-facing Microsoft products and services.  The team also works closely with various partner teams to deliver comprehensive end-to-end solutions. As a Software Engineer in the Windows People Experiences team your responsibilities will be the below.

• Engineering – Responsible for design, implementation and deployment of the platform features, applications and solutions
• Delivery – Agile delivery of solutions aligned to business needs, maintaining high bar on quality, schedule and ensuring engineering excellence
• Drive – Passion to turn vision into detailed plans and execute against complex plans. Proven track record in shipping successful products
• Planning and communication – Participate in sprint and quarter planning, provide scope estimates. Communicate individual and team status on deliverables, risks in stand-ups and sprint reviews
• Collaboration – Partner with product managers and partner teams to manage dependencies, jointly deliver updates, and continuously improve engineering capabilities
• Culture – Contribute to team culture that embraces diversity and inclusion and makes the team an awesome place to work
• Engineering Excellence – Use engineering best practices throughout the software development lifecycle to establish sustainable, secure systems that grow and support our business
• Reliability – Support and maintain existing services & integrations across the ecosystem

Qualifications

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, or related technical discipline with proven experience coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python.
• 3+ years of experience building cloud-based, distributed, highly scalable microservices, API management and database development.
• Proficiency in C#/C++/Java, or equivalent programming languages required
• Good knowledge of object-oriented software development, algorithms and data structures
• Deep customer empathy and focus on delivering high-quality customer experiences .
• Proactive and self-motivated, and willingness to take on challenging technical issues

 

 

Other Requirements

 

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.

 

Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request via the Accommodation request form.

 

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