Software Engineer

In Mesh, people are at the center of everything we do. Our tech moves beyond screens and pixels, creating a new reality aimed at bringing us closer together — from remote coworkers socializing to build deeper connections to global leaders collaborating on the biggest challenges of our time and everything in-between. 

We’re a team of talented engineers, program managers, designers and artists with a mission to bring people together in shared immersive experiences across 2D, AR, VR and MR endpoints. Our team has people from a wide variety of work histories, identities, life experiences, and we are eager to maintain and grow that diversity. Our varied backgrounds and unique experiences enable us to be better at building the best solutions for our customers and make for dynamic and joyful collaborations with colleagues! 

If you are passionate about innovation and want to work on a team dedicated to a culture of inclusion, growth mindset and collaboration, we are looking for a software engineer to join us.  

As a Software Engineer in the Mesh Platform and Services team, you will work alongside product managers, research, 3D experiences and other partner teams building the next generation of cloud services and media stacks that powers immersive, real-time collaboration experiences across a variety of devices. 

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/Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, or related technical discipline with proven experience coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python
  • OR equivalent experience.

Preferred Qualifications  

• Experience in developing and shipping software in any of the following categories is a plus: real-time multimedia applications, or networked user experiences, or performant 3D games, or Mixed Reality experiences. 
• Experience with building and publishing modular SDKs and APIs for use by application developers.  
• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science, or equivalent. 
• 1+ years as a software engineer developing high quality software using C/C++, Rust, C#, Java or similar high-level programming language. 
• Ability to rapidly acquire and implement knowledge in new technologies and programming languages. 
• Well-developed problem-solving and analytical skills with a solid understanding of the entire software development lifecycle.  
• Demonstrated communication and collaboration skills. 
• 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. 

Software Engineering IC2 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $76,400 - $151,800 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 $100,300 - $165,400 per year.

Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Learn more about base pay ranges and pay equity: https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/us-corporate-pay

Microsoft will accept applications for the role until June 10, 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.

• Drive engineering solutions through both technical expertise and effective cross-team collaboration. 

• Employ client libraries and build modules to construct real-time multimedia applications. 

• Guarantee the performance, quality, and responsiveness of applications. 

• Work with state-of-the art next generation Mixed Reality hardware, sensors, and software.    

• Support production systems on a rotational, on-call basis.  

• Embody our Culture and Values.