Software Engineer II

The Microsoft Translator team is looking for a Software Engineer II.   If you are curious about the role of artificial intelligence (AI) in tech, and translation specifically, this is the job for you.  The Machine Translation team uses large scale deep learning models to deliver translations that help billions of users overcome language barriers. Our engineering team incorporates research breakthroughs into an Azure Cognitive service that powers translation in Microsoft applications like Bing, Edge, Teams, and Office, as well as thousands of companies to translate everything from social media content to documents. This team is a unique blend of 'research' and 'product'.

We're a small, agile team, light on pigeonholes, big on autonomy. We've recently completed migration to Kubernetes and are still figuring out the micro-services world. We strive to stay current with the latest engineering tools and practices like Git, VSTS, Cloud Build, frequent releases, scrum planning. Most of our codebase is in C#.

This position will be focused in the Custom Translator product line which is responsible for providing the tools for customers to submit their own translations and configure their own models for translating their specific content.  You will be working on developing these tools and adding features.  In addition, you will be responsible for maintaining Microsoft security compliance and  practices of Azure development and release processes

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

o OR equivalent experience.

• 2+ years experience with C#
• 2+ years experience in a Cloud Computing Environment such as Azure or AWS

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with Azure DevOps build and release pipelines
• React framework development
• Experience with Azure Powershell and Az CLI
• Azure SQL database development

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 June 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.

• Working within an engineering team, designing, developing, testing, and releasing new features across the full stack of Azure resources (web application/ REST API/Azure SQL/web jobs) which back Custom Translator
• Analysis of existing systems to improve performance, scalability, and reliability of the service.
• Responding to and addressing issues that arise in the live/production environment
• Helping to assure that all development follows practices and principles of software development

• Other: Embody our Culture and Values