Senior Software Engineer

Teams is the fabric of how we communicate and collaborate, bringing together your chats, meetings, apps, files and much more. Whether you use it for work, school, or life, over 300M people rely on Teams every day to stay productive and connected with colleagues, partners customers, friends, and family. Our users expect Teams to have fundamentals – to be fast, resource efficient and reliable, and the new Teams app is re-architected and optimized from the ground up to deliver on that promise. Our journey is just getting started with the new era of Teams (Introducing the new Microsoft Teams | Microsoft 365 Blog).  

We are an AI-first organization, dedicated to leveraging the power of Artificial Intelligence to create unparalleled user experiences. 

We are seeking an experienced Senior Software Engineer to join the Teams Fundamentals organization and lead various initiatives aimed at enhancing Teams' reliability and resiliency. Your role will involve spearheading innovations in telemetry usage to measure reliability across diverse user segments, leveraging customer feedback, developing scalable diagnostics and analytics for swift detection and debugging, fostering collaboration with cross-functional teams to ensure engineering excellence, and architecting resilient solutions.

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 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.  
• 2+ years experience leading cross-functional efforts to understand and implement user requirements.  
• 2+ years experience analyzing and debugging complex systems and design solutions, with solid problem-solving skills.  

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:

• 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 Microsoft Teams or similar collaboration platforms is highly desirable.  
• Effective communication skills and ability to effectively articulate technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.  

Software Engineering IC4 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $117,200 - $229,200 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 $153,600 - $250,200 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 June 28, 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 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.

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand user requirements for enhancing the reliability and resiliency of Microsoft Teams.  
• Lead the identification of dependencies and contribute to the development of design documents aimed at improving the reliability and performance of Teams.  
• Develop, optimize, and debug code to enhance the reliability, efficiency, and maintainability of Teams, ensuring a high return on investment.  
• Utilize expertise in product features to partner with project managers and drive project plans, release plans, and work items related to reliability initiatives.  
• Stay updated on industry trends, emerging technologies, and practices in reliability engineering to continuously improve the availability, efficiency, and performance of Microsoft Teams, while ensuring consistency in monitoring and operations at scale.  

Other

• Embody our Culture and Values