Senior Software Engineer

The Microsoft 365 team is looking for talented software engineers to help design and build one of the fastest growing cloud services in Microsoft. Do you want to design and develop new features and to own components that solve complex distributed systems and search optimization problems? Are you looking to advance your career while learning from leading engineers in the industry? Do you want to work on a product that ships new features every week? If the answer to these questions is yes, then Microsoft 365 team would like to hear from 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.

Required qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 4+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python
  • OR equivalent experience.
• 3+ years of software design and development experience with backend services.   

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.

Preferred qualifications: 

• Cloud and services experience 
• Experience writing services and micro-services on middle- or back-end tier.  
• Defining and testing performance characteristics of backend apps  
• Analytical skills with systematic and structured approach to software design.    
• Passion for building reliable and well-tested code.    
• Ability to communicate technical details clearly.

#M365CORE

• Collaborate on projects through to delivery removing obstacles as needed to ensure success.
• Contribute to the design of large-scale distributed software services and solutions.
• Write clean, well-tested code.
• Champion and drive improvements to team software engineering practices.
• Partner with team members to achieve goals.
• Promote knowledge sharing and contribute to onboarding documentation for new engineers.