Software Engineer II

Excel is one of the most powerful software programs used in both business and personal solutions across the globe.  Join the Excel team for an opportunity to influence and impact hundreds of millions of daily users across almost every country in the world while working within a vibrant and friendly engineering team.   

Excel charts are a powerful feature that transform raw data into visually compelling representations, making it easier for users to interpret, analyze, and present information. By converting complex datasets into various chart formats such as bar, line, pie, and scatter plots, Excel empowers users to quickly identify trends, patterns, and outliers. The interactive elements of Excel charts, such as dynamic updates and customizable features, allow users to tailor their visualizations to specific needs and preferences, ensuring that the data is presented in the most meaningful way possible. Overall, Excel charts are an indispensable tool for anyone looking to harness the full potential of their data.

Our engineering team is agile, continuously shipping, and passionate about delivering software experiences that delight our customers.  You will work in a highly collaborative, dynamic, and supportive workplace, and you will have an incredible opportunity to learn and grow. Best of all, your work will impact millions of people via Excel and other Office apps, and you can be proud to see the customer benefits from the work you do.   

We are searching for a highly motivated Software Engineer II to join Excel Noida team. We work in a highly collaborative environment where engineers work together to solve problems and strive to make each other great every day.

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 2+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python
  • OR equivalent experience.

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:

• 3+ years of experience in building and shipping production grade software and services, writing code in an object-oriented programming language such as Java, C++, C#, Python, TypeScript, etc. 
• Demonstrated experience in shipping high-quality products or services.
• Exceptional software engineering skills across all phases of software development lifecycle.
• Ability to understand unfamiliar code bases, debug client and service side applications.
• Ability to prioritize and handle multiple tasks completely and independently.
• Ability to generate clarity in ambiguous situations.
• Demonstrated experience working on distributed systems and/or high-performance systems.  
• Strong cross-discipline and cross group collaboration skills.  
• Strong problem solving, debugging, and troubleshooting skills. 

#Excel #ExcelNoida #ExcelCoPilot

• As a Software Engineer on the Excel Noida team, you will be responsible for key areas of Excel CoPilot and Excel in general. You will be empowered to have end-to-end ownership for your areas including design, code, test and telemetry coverage. You’ll partner deeply across disciplines as well as across partner teams to help deliver results that delight our customers. As a technical leader on the team you will also be responsible for mentoring early in career engineers who have a wide range of skills and experiences.
• As a team we believe in doing all of this while having fun! A core part of our team culture involves supporting an environment where everyone can do their best work. We expect all our team members to support this culture.