Senior Software Engineer at Microsoft

Redmond, Washington, United States -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

08 Mar, 26

Salary

234700.0

Posted On

08 Dec, 25

Experience

5 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, Python, React, TypeScript, HTML, CSS, REST, GraphQL, Technical Decision-Making, Mentorship, Troubleshooting, Collaboration

Industry

Software Development

Description

Overview If you're passionate about building cutting-edge solutions that empower teamwork and communication, we want to hear from you! Microsoft Teams is the central hub for teamwork, bringing together people, content, and tools to enhance team engagement and effectiveness. It plays a pivotal role in Microsoft’s vision for modern work, modern life, and modern education. We are revolutionizing how people communicate and collaborate across the globe. We are seeking a Senior Software Engineer for the Microsoft Teams Core Messaging group. This person will collaborate with a multi-functional group to deliver next generation innovations and partner with product and engineering teams to innovate and deliver on the future for Teams AI and Messaging products. In this role, you will: Collaborate and work across multiple disciplines to deliver innovation. Contribute to technical decision-making and help set priorities for development tasks. Inspire without authority across teams and motivate individuals to work together towards common goals. Troubleshoot and resolve technical issues across various platforms or environments. Provide mentorship and guidance to team members, fostering knowledge sharing and growth. Thrive in a bit of chaos and create the structure needed to execute smoothly at scale. Our culture is inclusive, customer-driven; our team members come from diverse backgrounds, are passionate and grounded in our customer and business needs. Our team has a sense of artisanship and accountability and provides its members many opportunities for learning and career growth. 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. Responsibilities Collaborates with appropriate stakeholders to determine user requirements for a scenario. Drives identification of dependencies and the development of design documents for a product, application, service, or platform. Creates, implements, optimizes, debugs, refactors, and reuses code to establish and improve performance and maintainability, effectiveness, and return on investment (ROI). Leverages subject-matter expertise of product features and partners with appropriate stakeholders (e.g., project managers) to drive a workgroup's project plans, release plans, and work items. Acts as a Designated Responsible Individual (DRI) and guides other engineers by developing and following the playbook, working on call to monitor system/product/service for degradation, downtime, or interruptions, alerting stakeholders about status and initiates actions to restore system/product/service for simple and complex problems when appropriate. Proactively seeks new knowledge and adapts to new trends, technical solutions, and patterns that will improve the availability, reliability, efficiency, observability, and performance of products while also driving consistency in monitoring and operations at scale. Embody our culture and values Qualifications 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. 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: Master's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 6+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python OR Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 8+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python OR equivalent experience. 4+ years experience with React, TypeScript, HTML, and CSS. Experience with integrating front-end applications with backend services (REST, GraphQL, or other APIs). Software Engineering IC4 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $119,800 - $234,700 per year. There is a different range applicable to specific work locations, within the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area, and the base pay range for this role in those locations is USD $158,400 - $258,000 per year. Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here: https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/us-corporate-pay This position will be open for a minimum of 5 days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled. Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. 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 with religious accommodations and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations.

Responsibilities

The Senior Software Engineer will collaborate with stakeholders to determine user requirements and drive the development of design documents. They will also create and optimize code, troubleshoot technical issues, and provide mentorship to team members.