Senior Software Engineer

The Bing growth team is responsible for building world class experiences across endpoints to help drive the growth of Bing across different regions of the world. The team is looking for a Senior Software Engineer with experience in designing, developing and productionizing engineering solutions that work in real time.  The candidate will work with a multidisciplinary team of engineers, scientists and product managers to build a product features that offers delightful experiences for Bing users. Millions of people all over the world rely on these experiences every day and our products have a meaningful impact on their lives. This is in line with Microsoft’s mission to empower every individual and organization on the planet to achieve more.

To develop Bing growth experiences across endpoints, the team infuses technologies like XAML and shell on desktop and taskbar. We are looking for a senior software engineer who is passionate about tackling large scale engineering problems for Windows and Bing. As part of this team, you will play a key role in extending and modifying Windows Operating system code to develop these experiences.

As a team, we leverage the diverse backgrounds and experiences of passionate engineers, scientists, and program managers to help us realize our goal of making the world smarter and more productive. We believe great products are built by inclusive teams of customer-obsessed individuals who trust each other and work closely together. 

About WWE:

WWE organization in Microsoft has the mission of “Make the web work for you”. This team is comprised of several thousand software engineers working on Bing search, Edge browser, Maps, Ads, News, and other projects. Over the years we have developed deep technical expertise in various areas – Machine learning, NLP, speech, computer vision, large scale deployments and continue to innovate and delight customers across 236 regions, 106 languages and with half a billion users.  Please watch this  short video on our team which will give you an insight on why you should join us.

The WWE Team, is part of Microsoft’s India Development Centre(IDC) in Hyderabad, Bengaluru and Noida (and home offices at cities across the country for the time being). The team is responsible for driving the overall strategy in search and AI Platforms – spanning consumer and enterprise customers. The team’s constant endeavor is to nurture an innovative, inclusive culture to enable one to build finely crafted Search & AI products and grow to be a leader. It is home to one of the largest groups of machine learning and AI talent, not just in IDC, but all of India. ​​​​​​​ Please visit our Instagram page   (@lifeatstci)  to get a peek into our culture.

Required Qualifications:

• BS or MS in Computer Science or equivalent
• 6-10 years of experience with shipping high quality software.
• Excited to work as part of diverse team and collaborate across geographies.
• Independent, self-driven person with a high sense of accountability. 
• Excellent problem solving and data analysis skills. Effective communication skills, both verbal and written and a great team player.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Server-side API coding (Full stack)
• C++, C#, JavaScript, TypeScript, React.

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.

• You will design and implement new Windows and/or Bing features, with a special focus on integration with Bing and Copilot
• Rapidly prototype ideas and build solutions.
• You will work across organizations, collaborating with internal partner teams such as Windows and others.
• Design with focus on scale, reliability and resiliency.
• Support and influence the team culture of being customer centric and continuously improving.
• Support a learning environment by influencing and mentoring. 
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex technical issues related to Windows OS integration and client-side functionalities.