Software Engineer II

Intelligent Conversation and Communication Cloud (IC3) at Microsoft is developing the next generation of collaboration and communication products that will revolutionize both consumer and enterprise communications. Our products, including Teams and Azure Communication Services, integrate audio, voice and messaging communication modalities across multiple devices and platforms.

As we are beginning to define innovative video communication scenarios for the future Teams release, we are looking for a seasoned Software Developer II to help us create the next wave of products and services that will provide premium as well as inter-operable video conferencing experiences for our customers.

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, JavaScript, or Python
  • OR equivalent experience.
• 1+ years of industry programming experience in C/C++ or object-oriented programming.

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:

• Understanding of image/signal processing and video compression technologies including state of art compression standards such as H.264 (Advanced Video Coding), H.265 (High Efficiency Video Coding), AV1 (AOMedia Video 1) and real-time multimedia communication.
  
• Design and development experience in real-time video applications and related areas.
• Experiences with Microsoft Media Foundation and HW (hardware) video encoding/decoding technologies across other platforms.

Software Engineering IC3 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $100,600 - $199,000 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 $131,400 - $215,400 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 July 15, 2025.

#M365core

• Architecting, designing and implementing real time scalable video codec technologies and innovations used in the Teams products and integrating them with other system components to deliver high quality video communication scenarios.
• Working on state-of-art video coding and streaming technologies as well as collaborating with several other key office communication technologies.
• Leverage AI/ML to solve real time communication problems in collaboration with Microsoft researchers across the globe.
• Working with a set of very smart people, including world-class experts in video processing and pipelining, to deliver cutting edge solutions in the video conferencing space.