Senior Software Engineer

We are the Windows Servicing and Delivery (WSD) organization, which is a part of E+D division. Our core mission is to keep customers protected and productive by delivering a seamless and timely servicing experience for our customers in existing and future versions of Windows. Our Currency, Packaging and Commercial (CPC) team is responsible for creating the tools and processes that keep Windows up to date, ensuring that users have the most up-to-date features and security possible.

We are looking for highly motivated Senior Software Engineer to help reimagine traditional update systems and processes, as well as the redesign of updates from the ground up shifting to a modern, scalable, Azure-based 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.

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Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science OR related technical field AND 8+ years of development experience in backend/fullstack working on all phases of a development cycle.
• Experience in building and maintaining a mature service - CI/CD, scalability, reliability, incident management
• Knowledge of Azure technologies (Service Fabric, Logic Apps, Azure SQL, Azure Storage) and Microsoft Stack (C#, SQL, ASP.NET)
• Experience with relevant programming and scripting languages (CPowerShell)
• Ability to understand unfamiliar code bases, and debug server-side, multi-threaded, and highly scalable applications. Classified as Microsoft Confidential
• Insight and intuitive thinking to recognize, address proactively and solve hard problems that span technology, development models, testing, and other areas.
• Experience in working with micro-services architecture. 

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in working with micro-services architecture. Experience building web service and restful designs, serverless and event driven design are a plus.
• Experience in UX, Angular, JavaScript is a plus.
• Experience building web service and restful designs, serverless and event driven design are a plus.
• Experience in UX, Angular, JavaScript is a plus.
• Strong communication, critical thinking and problem-solving skills required. 
• Insight and intuitive thinking to recognize, address proactively and solve hard problems that span technology, development models, testing, and other areas.
• Strong communication, critical thinking and problem-solving skills required.
• Ability and passion to pick up new technologies and stay on the cutting edge of development.

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.

• Contribute to all phases (design, prototype, implement, test) of our modern, scalable, cloud based update creation service.
• Design, write and deliver micro-service implementation with focus on quality, availability, simplicity & maintainability.
• Communicate effectively and partner well with other disciplines of the project team to deliver high quality solutions from envisioning to implementation to live site availability.
• Investigate and search for technical difficulties with uncertainty and come up with proposals, drive for a solution with discussion/reviewing with senior members in the entire team.