Senior Software Engineer (Backend)

at  Microsoft

WHAT IS VIVA ENGAGE?

Viva Engage is the industry-defining social network for the enterprise. With millions of users, including those from 85% of Fortune 500 companies, we’re revolutionizing how teams connect, collaborate, and thrive.

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, REST, or Python
• OR equivalent experience.
• 2+ years of experience with multiple datastores (SQL and NoSQL) and data access patterns.
• Experience programming maintainable code and writing tests.

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:

• Experience owning your code through production.
• Curious about reliability and performance, up and down the stack.
• Microservices development, deployment, and monitoring.
• Experience building large scale, resilient distributed systems.
• Working familiarity with networking protocols (TCP/IP, HTTP) and network architectures.
• Efficient, tenacious debugging skills using logs and metrics.
• Demonstrated ability with Ruby on Rails is a plus but not necessary.
  Software Engineering IC4 - The typical base pay range for this role across Canada is CAD $104,000 - CAD $193,200 per year.
  Find additional pay information here:
  https://careers.microsoft.com/v2/global/en/canada-pay-information.html
  Microsoft will accept applications and processes offers for these roles on an ongoing basis.
  Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. Consistent with applicable law, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran or military status, race, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Architect, develop, and sustain services with tens of millions of users across various global regions.
• Work closely with product, design, and engineering teams to ensure an exceptional user experience.
• Constantly explore ways to enhance the performance and scalability of our systems.
• Conduct experiments and A/B tests to validate hypotheses and drive data-driven decisions.
• Enhance service reliability, performance, and latency to meet evolving demands.
• Help build and maintain a collaborative engineering culture.

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