Senior Software Engineer

Do you want to work on a product that is used by millions of people around the world daily, and growing rapidly?  Do you care deeply about how software is designed with a focus on supporting global scale?  Do you want to be part of a world-class team that continuously pushes the boundary of service and engineering excellence?  

The Web Experience and Services Team is looking for a Senior Software Engineer who is passionate about working on high-scale geo-distributed services. These services power the infrastructure behind the Office web applications like Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, which are part of the Office 365 suite.  We are gearing up to modernize our infrastructure and services to further push the limits of scalability and reliability.  If you want hands-on experience in designing, building, and running global services in the M365 and Azure ecosystem – at a scale not often found in the industry - this is the role for you.    

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

• Build and operate services of the new globally scalable platform. 
• Influence and create new designs and architectures. 
• Have a passion for secure, reliable, scalable and maintainable code. 
• Write code and test cases for feature development. 
• Work closely with partner teams to build a cohesive product. 
• Define new components with understanding of service interdependencies and limitations. 
• Work effectively with product development and engineering teams. 
• You must be self-driven, curious to learn, proactive, and result oriented. 

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 6+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python
  • OR equivalent experience.
• 4+ years of professional software engineering experience, preferably in cloud infrastructure management or web, or mobile development. 
• Expertise in one and/or familiarity with other programming languages, such as C#, Java, Python, or JavaScript/ TypeScript. 
• Expert on performance, scalability, enterprise system architecture, and engineering best practices. 
• Solid knowledge of software engineering principles, patterns, and practices, such as object-oriented design, test-driven development, and agile methodologies. 

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with cloud platforms and services, such as Azure, AWS, or Google Cloud. 
• Deep interest in AI, machine learning, or data science, or related technologies. 
• Excellent communication, collaboration, and problem-solving skills. 
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team in a fast-paced and dynamic environment. 
• Passion for learning new skills and technologies and sharing them with others. 

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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