Software Engineer

Do you enjoy solving problems, writing software, and working with customers? Would you like to have more time to learn and work on Cloud Native apps, Data Analytics, and DevOps? Our team is looking for engineers who love to learn and are eager to share what they know with colleagues and customers.   

The Industry Solutions Engineering (ISE) team is a global engineering organization that works directly with customers looking to leverage the latest technologies to address their toughest challenges. We work closely with our customers’ engineers to jointly develop code for cloud-based solutions that can accelerate their organization. We work in collaboration with Microsoft product teams, partners, and open-source communities to empower our customers to do more with the cloud. We pride ourselves in making contributions to open source and making our platforms easier to use.  

We develop solutions side-by-side with our customers through collaborative innovation to solve their challenges. This work involves the development of broadly applicable, high-impact solution patterns and open-source software assets that contribute to the Microsoft platform. In this role, you will be working with engineers from your team and our customers’ teams to apply your skills, perspectives, and creativity to grow as engineers and help solve our customers’ toughest challenges.  

Our team prides itself on embracing a growth mindset, inspiring excellence, and encouraging everyone to share their unique viewpoints and be their authentic selves. Join us and help create life-changing innovations that impact billions around the world!   

Required 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. 

• Fluency in Japanese and English

Preferred Qualifications:  

• Hands-on experience building production quality software (ideally cloud services) in an agile environment  
• Effective communication and collaboration skills   
• Demonstrated ability to quickly learn new languages and technologies  
• Familiarity with core machine learning concepts, machine learning data structures and modeling, software architecture, libraries and frameworks (tools - Jupyter notebooks & VS Code, MLOps techniques etc.)
• Interest in current and emerging AI technology, including Generative AI technology applications and use cases (including, but not limited to, Large Language Models) and Foundational models toolsets.
• Enjoy travel and comfortable with regional travel up to 25%  
• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science 
• OR related technical field AND 1+ year(s) 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 with proven experience coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python 
• OR equivalent experience.  

Our team prides itself on embracing a growth mindset, inspiring excellence, and encouraging everyone to share their unique viewpoints and be their authentic selves. Join us and help create life-changing innovations that impact billions around the world!  

At Microsoft, we are seeking people who have a passion for the positive impact technology can have on communities and for making a difference in the world. Within ISE, you will find a wide range of backgrounds, perspectives, personal and cultural experiences which are vital to our success with our customers.  It’s an informal and flexible work environment and you’ll be welcome to work in the way that best enables you to get your job done.    

We invest in your health, wellness, and financial future by offering a competitive package including a wide range of benefits built around your personal needs and those close to you.     

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.  

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Understand User Requirements  

• Collaborates with stakeholders on user requirements and feedback for features. Applies various feedback channels to improve designs or solutions. Measures customer value, usage patterns, and other metrics of value.  

Design  

• Contributes to product/solution architecture and testing design with technical leadership  
• Working hands-on with your team and our customers through design and implementation, demonstrating good engineering practices and coding along the way  

Coding  

• Writes and debugs code for a product feature following coding standards and best practices.  

Implement  

• Executes project plans and tests features, learns about deployment and considers customer impact.  
• Sharing your work and learnings with your team, Microsoft product teams, and the OSS community  

Engineering Excellence   

• Continuously improving our ability to deliver quality solutions by helping to evolve our engineering process  
• Continuously building your technical knowledge