Senior Software Engineer

The Windows & Web Experiences (WWE) builds comprehensive and engaging content, services, and platforms for consumers to access the information they need anywhere on any device and for enterprises to enhance their employee and customer experiences. The engineers on our team build experiences that is used by 100’s of millions of users worldwide. We present the latest news to the users worldwide through Edge NTP, Bing etc. We are looking for a Senior Software Engineer with a demonstrated track record of innovative thinking, and technical excellence.

Feed & Verticals specializes in building personalized and engaging content around news, shopping, sports, weather, and finance that can scale to 1B+ Microsoft users on desktop and mobile.

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 discipline 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.

• 3 + years experience designing, building, and maintaining complex web applications.
• 3 + years experience working with single-page architecture and front-end JavaScript frameworks.

Preferred Qualifications:

• 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 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 equivalent experience.

• Experience with front end techniques like Server-side Rendering and Service Workers.
• Experience in optimizing and monitoring client performance through efficient dependency management and data access patterns.
• Experience interpreting mockups and translating them into polished and resolved UIs.

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. 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. If you need assistance and/or a 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.

• Ship high-quality, well-tested, secure, and maintainable code.
• Work closely with the leadership and product owner to help address business needs while maintaining engineering standards and paying down technical debt.
• Experiment with and recommend new technologies that simplify or improve our stack.
• Build end-to-end client-side experiences for a deeply engaging user experience.
• Work in a world class engineering team of engineers, architects, scientists, and leadership that will help you grow your career.

Other

• Embody our culture and values