Senior Software Engineer

5 Months ago • 6-8 Years

Full Stack Development

Job Description

Microsoft Development Center Prague seeks Senior Software Engineers across various teams (Identity Platform/Microsoft Entra, M365 Core IC3 Delivery Platform, M365 Substrate Identity & Authentication, M365 Intelligent Conversation and Communications Cloud). Roles involve leading design and development of features, mentoring junior engineers, collaborating with product and design teams, supporting high-availability services, and troubleshooting technical issues. Proficiency in C#, SQL, ASP.Net, HTML5, PowerShell, and Azure is preferred. Responsibilities include building scalable and resilient systems, ensuring high-quality software, and working with large-scale data.

Good To Have:

Large-scale cloud services/distributed systems experience
Database knowledge and high-scale data experience
Troubleshooting skills across service layers
Azure Cloud, Power Platform, or Dynamics 365 knowledge

Must Have:

Production software development experience
OOP languages (Java, C/C++, C#, JavaScript, Python)
System design, algorithms, data structures
Problem-solving and debugging skills
Testing practices and high-quality software

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Overview

Microsoft Development Center in Prague has multiple positions open for Backend Senior Software Engineers to be hired across different teams within Prague. All roles are based in the Czech Republic with various opportunities to work from home.

The hiring groups are:

Identity Platform/Microsoft Entra: Focuses on solving complex security and identity management challenges at scale, powering products like Windows, Office, Azure, and Xbox.

M365 Core IC3 Delivery Platform: Expands the email delivery capabilities of Exchange Online, using modern technologies to build scalable and resilient systems.

M365 Substrate Identity & Authentication: Provides secure access solutions for users, devices, and applications through comprehensive authentication and authorization systems.

M365 Intelligent Conversation and Communications Cloud: Powers real-time communication services like messaging, meetings, and calling, enhancing productivity tools for the modern workplace.

Microsoft’s mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more, and we’re dedicated to this mission across every aspect of our company. Our culture is centered on embracing a growth mindset and encouraging teams and leaders to bring their best each day. Join us and help shape the future of the world.

Qualifications

Experience developing production software
Experience with one or more OOP languages including but not limited to: Java, C/C++, C#,  JavaScript, Java, Python. 
Good system design, algorithmic skills, good knowledge of data structures
Proficient problem solving and debugging skills

Solid understanding of testing pratices and high-quality software

Preferred Qualifications

Experience designing, building and running large scale and highly available cloud services or distributed systems 
General database knowledge and experience of working with data at high scale
Troubleshooting skills across network, application, caching, queuing, load-balancing storage and distributed services layers
Knowledge of Azure Cloud, Power Platform, or Dynamics 365

Responsibilities

Lead and provide technical direction for the design and development of features, experiences & solutions for end-to-end business scenarios
Mentor early in career team members professionally to help realize their full potential
Design, develop, test and support features, experiences and solutions primarily in C#, SQL, ASP.Net, HTML5, PowerShell, and Azure

Collaborate closely with Product, Design, and Engineering teams to build new features 
Support highly available services used by millions of users on a daily basis 
Work with support to triage and debug technical support requests
Analyze how your features are performing in production to learn and make the product better 
Pair and participate in code reviews with other engineers in your team