Software Engineer II

Do you want to work on a product which touches and transforms the lives of billions of people across the globe? Do you want to lead the next set of innovations to transform and revolutionize it even further? Are you someone who is passionate about bringing customer obsession and engineering craftsmanship into the product you build? 

We are contributing towards Microsoft mission to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. As part of the Windows product team, we strive to make Windows experience delightful and seamless for our users so that they stay engaged, productive, and successful. 

Our team has the extensive charter to integrate the best of Microsoft products and services into Windows Desktop experiences that make our customers more productive. We are looking for collaborative, inclusive, and customer obsessed software engineers to help develop the next wave of features in Windows. The team is working on building highly visible user experiences in close partnership with key stakeholders across Microsoft service offerings, bringing these offerings closer to the customer’s Windows experience and making Windows more personal for our users. 

As a Software Engineer II you will partner and collaborate with multiple team members across multiple disciples to design and write clean and efficient code, with comprehensive tests, that deliver Windows client experiences, at high quality, with excellent coverage with metrics and telemetry. You are expected to demonstrate the ability to learn and adapt to modern development technologies, tools, methods, and processes. We are looking for collaborative engineers to bring their passion, drive, and technical insight to help accomplish these goals. We have a wide range of fantastic opportunities to further your career and expand your skillset. These include building using XAML (Extensible Application Markup Language) , and Web technologies, developing APIs (Application Programming Interface's) and a platform support for first and third-party integration. 

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. In alignment with our Microsoft values, we are committed to cultivating an inclusive work environment for all employees to positively impact our culture every day.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 2+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python
  • OR equivalent experience
• Technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript

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

• Experience empathizing with customer requirements and feedback and building well-crafted user experiences with a customer-oriented mindset
• Demonstrate coding, debugging, and analytical skills; take end-to-end responsibility for the development, quality, diagnosability, and validation of the software you build
• Demonstrated ability to work across discipline and across teams to drive collaborative innovation
• Experience designing features in collaboration with teammates and engineers cross functionally

Software Engineering IC3 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $98,300 - $193,200 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 $127,200 - $208,800 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 September 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.

• Design and build experiences on XAML, and Web UI (User Interface) frameworks. 
• Write clean, efficient code and comprehensive tests. 
• Build excellent coverage with metrics and telemetry to ensure we understand exactly what is happening with our products and services at all time. 
• Promote and influence quality and maintainability of the code through engineering efficiency. 
• Maximizes partnerships collaborating with team members spanning across multiple disciplines (Program Manager, Engineers, Designers, Data Science). 
• Embody our Culture and Values