Software Engineer

Microsoft Development Center Estonia, with Offices in Tallinn and Tartu, is part of the Experiences & Devices division within Microsoft and well known for its Skype history. Today, our focus is much broader. The two largest areas are building Intelligent Conversations & Communications Cloud (IC3) which powers communication services for millions of Microsoft customers around the world and building Enterprise Cloud solutions that help Microsoft to deploy, operate and audit sovereign clouds around the world.   

Microsoft’s Enterprise Cloud services are some of the most rapidly growing and strategically important segments in our company.  The M365 Enterprise Cloud team built and run a mission-critical cloud service for the largest organizations in the world, including many of the Fortune 500 companies as well as federal, state, and local government organizations.  As you might expect, customers of this nature have the highest expectations around enterprise features, regulatory compliance, reliability, and availability and security of our service!   

Microsoft Development Center Estonia offers an enthusiastic, high-paced work environment where you can work on world-class problems, collaborate with experts, and impact millions of users around the world. We are open-minded, diverse and work flexible hours. You can look forward to an attractive work environment, modern benefits and the latest hardware and software in daily use. We are also focusing on your personal and professional development within MDCE and beyond. 

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 any related technical discipline with proven experience coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python 
  • OR equivalent experience. 
• Excellent written and spoken English and good communication skills.  

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:

• Ability to work with geographically dispersed teams in a fast-paced environment.
• Experience in using data analytics services and interpret data in a methodical way. 
• Working experience of build, test, and software release systems, as well as agile software development technologies. 

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• Learns to create and implement code for our service in collaboration with others within the team. 
• Works with multiple stakeholders to determine user requirements for a feature. 
• Supports identification of dependencies, and the development of design documents for a product feature with oversight. 
• Assists and learns about breaking down work items into tasks and provides estimations. 
• Acts as a Designated Responsible Individual (DRI) in monitoring services, downtime, or interruptions for simple problems, and recommends actions to restore it by following the playbook. 
• Proposes ways to improve availability, reliability, efficiency, observability, and performance of services while also driving consistency in monitoring and operations at scale.