Software Engineer 2

Office 365 is at the center of Microsoft’s cloud first, devices first strategy as it brings together cloud versions of our most trusted communications and collaboration products such as Exchange, SharePoint, Yammer, and Lync with the latest version of our desktop suite and mobile apps. Our customers depend on our services to run their organizations, whether that is a Fortune 500 company, a small business, a non-profit, or an educational institution. 

Are you passionate about connectivity, and building leading software and services? Office 365 is the locomotive that is driving the growing Microsoft valuation, and critical to the future of the company. Substrate is the set of intelligent, high value services and compliant environment that is enabling the next generation of transformative end-user experiences for Office and the entire company. The Office 365 Connectivity team has an opportunity for you get in on designing and building a core part of the stack. 

Design and build “Mega Scale” internet services in Office 365 group for consumers and businesses across the globe. Help end-users find the best connectivity and routing path to Office 365 service. 

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 3+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python
  • OR equivalent experience.

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:

• Deep interest in software development.
• Solid knowledge of computing concepts such as security, search technology, AI, multi-threaded programming, performance, reliability, scalability, and security.

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.

#M365CORE

• Working in the Microsoft productivity suite where you enable millions of users to great search experience for core Office products like Share point, Outlook and Teams. 
  
• Staying at the cutting edge of the search technology and will also empower semantic search by utilizing LLM technology with AI. 
  
• Building distributed, highly available and resilient systems. 
  
• Designing and implementing authentication solutions for services and applications. 
  
• Working with services spanning thousands of servers, doing tens of billions of transactions and serving hundreds of millions of users. 
  
• Keeping abreast of emerging authentication technologies and security threats.