Software Engineer

Do you want to work on some of the most iconic user experiences in Windows? Are you passionate about building out ideas from inception to production and delivering real customer value at a rapid pace? Do you take pride in contributing to a product that has a reach of a billion users worldwide? If the answer is yes, then this could be your next career move! 

The Windows Shell team is looking for a collaborative and customer-obsessed engineer to join us on our journey of driving innovation in the most iconic surfaces in Windows such as Start Menu and Taskbar. The team’s mission is to solve key jobs-to-be-done for our customers, while also driving success for our ecosystem of partners within and outside Microsoft. We accomplish this mission by building new features and platform components that utilize cutting-edge technologies and the power of AI to deliver delightful experiences for our customers. 

As a Software Engineer on the team, you will partner closely with Product Management, Data Science, Design, and Marketing teams to come up with new feature ideas that solve real customer problems.At Microsoft, we are dedicated to building software that empowers every person and organization on the planet to achieve more. Come join a team that exemplifies growth mindset, strives to create positive impact on our customers' lives, and prides itself in being stewards of the overall Windows user experience. 

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 2+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java
  • OR equivalent experience.
• 2+ years of experience designing, building and shipping software at scale using C, C++, C#, Java
• Demonstrated Experience building UI using XAML
• Demonstrated Experience making data-driven decisions 

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience building client applications with exciting user interfaces

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  Customer focus and building high quality experiences to meet customer needs
• Experience building and scaling backend services.

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 and processes offers for these roles on an ongoing basis.

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.

• You will partner closely with Product Management, Data Science, Design, and Marketing teams to come up with new feature ideas that solve real customer problems.
• You will have the opportunity to build full stack, end-user facing feature along with platform components that drive those scenarios.
• You will innovate in new technologies utilizing the power of AI, build delightful experiences, and shape the process and culture of Windows to ship value to customers faster.
• You will design and run experiments to make data-driven decisions to move business metrics.
• The right candidate is a collaborative engineer ready to bring their passion, drive and technical acumen for the benefit of over a billion Windows customers.

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