Backend Engineer, Distributed Services - Mesh Platform

In Mesh, people are at the center of everything we do. Our tech moves beyond screens and pixels, creating a new reality aimed at bringing us closer together — from remote coworkers socializing to build deeper connections to global leaders collaborating on the biggest challenges of our time and everything in-between.  

We’re a team of talented engineers, program managers, designers and artists with a mission to bring people together in shared immersive experiences across 2D, AR, VR and MR endpoints. Our team has people from a wide variety of work histories, identities, life experiences, and we are eager to maintain and grow that diversity. Our varied backgrounds and unique experiences enable us to be better at building the best solutions for our customers and make for dynamic and joyful collaborations with colleagues!  

If you are passionate about innovation and want to work on a team dedicated to a culture of inclusion, growth mindset and collaboration, we are looking for a software engineer to join us.   

As a Backend Engineer, Distributed Services - Mesh Platform on the Platform and Services team, you will work alongside product managers, research, 3D experiences and other partner teams building the next generation of cloud services and media stacks that powers immersive, real-time collaboration experiences across a variety of devices. 

Required/Minimum Qualifications  

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 2+ years as a software engineer shipping high quality software to customers using C/C++, Rust, C#, Java or similar high-level programming language. 

OR equivalent experience. 

• Experience debugging / integrating 3D experiences with Unity, Unreal or related game engines. 

Other or Additional 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  

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 4+ years technical engineering experience as a software engineer shipping high quality software to customers using C/C++, Rust, C#, Java or similar high-level programming language.  

OR equivalent experience. 

• 4+ years as a software engineer shipping high quality software to customers using C/C++, Rust, C#, Java or similar high-level programming language. 

• Well-developed problem-solving and analytical skills with a solid understanding of the entire software development lifecycle.   

• Exceptional learning, collaboration, and innovation skills, along with the ability to take responsibility and solve problems independently. 

• Experience in building and releasing distributed, high-scale cloud services on Azure, AWS or similar.  

• Proficiency in building services using .NET, Docker Containers and Kubernetes.  

• Experience in designing and implementing customer-facing REST API, using ASP.NET Core.  

• Experience in building compliant CI/CD and release management pipelines. 

Software Engineering IC3 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $94,300 - $182,600 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 $120,900 - $198,600 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   

Microsoft will accept applications for the role until May 8, 2024.  

Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances.  We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. If you need assistance and/or reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request via the Accommodation request form.   

Benefits/perks listed below may vary depending on the nature of your employment with Microsoft and the country where you work.  

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• Design, implement and support new functionality for Mesh platform.  

• Participate in code reviews to maintain high development standards.  

• Collaborate with peers and stakeholders to ensure seamless integration of new features and improvements.  

• Support production services on a rotational, on-call basis. 

• Embody our Culture  and  Values