Software Engineer II- PowerPoint

Come join the PowerPoint team as we deliver modern, intelligent and collaborative experiences that will delight millions of PowerPoint customers. We are looking to hire a Software Engineer II. 

We are located in the heart of Silicon Valley in Mountain View, CA. The PowerPoint team has the responsibility for the design, implementation, and validation of the PowerPoint ecosystem of products and services, which includes our desktop clients and large-scale cloud services. Our mature development and engineering systems allow us to innovate at an extremely fast pace to transform the landscape of presentation software – be it our Copilot offerings or PowerPoint Live. 

Our products and portfolio are rapidly expanding, and we are excited to meet the challenges of scale, performance, efficiency, and reliability as we build the world's best storytelling software. 

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 software development experience in C++ or C# OR equivalent experience. 
• 2+ years experience in application platform and architecture. 
• Proficiency in design, debugging, analytics and problem solving. 
• Experience shipping at least one release.  

Other Requirements: 

Candidates must be able to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements that 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:

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 4+ years  technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C# OR Master'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# OR equivalent experience.
• Passion for customers, product quality, service excellence, test engineering and having a growth mindset 
• Abilty to work cross group and across disciplines. 

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 June 31st, 2025.

• From fast evolving new features to long-term architecture investments, you will be responsible for shipping robust, performant, reliable and delightful experiences to millions of customers. 
• Team members collaborate on every detail of design, implementation, validation and monitoring of feature usage and health across PowerPoint desktop clients and backend services. 
• You will get a chance to enrich the core of PowerPoint, which is powered by our native C++ codebase, making product changes that allow us to stay in lockstep with the changing needs of our customers. 
• You will have the opportunity to advance engineering excellence by driving design discussions, contributing to code reviews and participating in knowledge sharing sessions. 
• Embody our Culture and Values.