Software Engineer II

We are seeking Software Engineer II to contribute to the development of a rapidly growing commercial platform. As part of our team, you will be responsible for delivering world-class experiences to our customers and partners. This role offers a dynamic and fast-paced environment, providing an excellent opportunity to work on highly strategic and industry-relevant projects. If you excel at solving complex problems, writing high-quality code, and are passionate about building and operating robust, reliable, and highly distributed software systems using the latest technologies, we would like to hear from you. 

We are looking for software engineers to develop the systems that power our platform. This position offers a unique opportunity to collaborate with highly talented engineers, operating in a startup-like environment to tackle our next set of significant challenges. You will be empowered to envision, design, code, validate, and deploy key features with substantial customer impact. Additionally, you will have the opportunity to work with various teams across the company, providing broad exposure and a diverse technical experience. There are numerous opportunities to make a significant impact and grow rapidly within our expanding organization. 

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#, .NET, data technologies, web services, REST APIs, JSON OR equivalent experience. 
• 2+ years experience with the UX development technologies: JavaScript, HTML5, CSS, jQuery, TypeScript and Angular or React
• 2+ years’ experience in design and implementation of large-scale cloud services.  
• 2+ years’ experience building extensible and maintainable services that last the test of time.

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

• Master's Degree in Computer Science or a related technical field, along with 2+ years of technical engineering experience with coding in languages such as C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python; OR Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or a related technical field, along with 4+ years of technical engineering experience with coding in languages such as C, C++, C#, Java OR equivalent experience. 
• Industry experience with cloud technologies (Azure, AWS, Google). 
• Experience with distributed systems, micro-service architecture, scalability patterns, and high-availability architectures. 
• Experience with REST Based API’s development, messaging patterns (e.g. Service bus, Event Hub, Storage Queues) and cloud storage technologies ( e.g. Cosmos DB)  
• Proficient in problem-solving skills, with a data-driven approach to debugging and performance optimization. 
• Effective communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to lead technical discussions. 
• Passion for customer-focused innovation. 
• Experience in deploying, monitoring, and operating services in the cloud. 
• Ability to learn quickly and self-motivated. 
• Excellent problem-solving, troubleshooting, and organizational skills. 
• Experience with or exposure to Agile and iterative development processes. 
• Familiarity with modern engineering practices such as CI/CD and version control systems like Git

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 November 10th, 2025.

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• Collaborate with stakeholders to determine user requirements for a set of features. 

• Contribute to the identification of dependencies and the development of design documents for a product area with minimal oversight. 

• Create and implement code for products, services, or features, reusing code as applicable. 

• Participate in efforts to break down larger work items into smaller tasks and provide estimations. 

• Act as a Designated Responsible Individual (DRI), working on-call to monitor systems, product features, or services for degradation, downtime, or interruptions, and gain approval to restore systems/products/services for simple issues. 

• Stay current in skills by investing time and effort into keeping abreast of developments that improve the availability, reliability, efficiency, observability, and performance of products, while driving consistency in monitoring and operations at scale. 

• Build design, code, and deployment with security built in as default. 

• Drive detailed design and implementation based on functional requirements. 

• Be a key contributor to delivering high-quality, highly available services that meet customer SLAs globally. 

• Drive improvements for systems and engineering processes with simplicity and maintainability as core tenets. 

• Deliver value through a collaborative approach spanning multiple teams across geographies. 

• Be a role model for an open, honest, and inclusive approach to problem-solving. 

• Leverage subject-matter expertise of product features and partner with stakeholders (e.g., project managers) to drive project plans, release plans, and work items for the workgroup. 

• Support and influence the team culture towards customer-centricity and continuous improvement. 

• Implement practices that ensure accurate, safe, and efficient releases for our services. 

• Leverage sound engineering practices and principles.