Overview
Job Title: Software Engineer II
Do you want to work on a product that touches and transforms the lives of billions of people across the globe? Do you want to work on the next set of innovations to transform it further and revolutionize it?
Microsoft’s mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. Inline with that, Microsoft is embarking on the exciting new journey to revolutionize the most beloved and popular product Windows which is central to Microsoft’s hybrid AI story. We intend to make our experiences more modern and seamless, so we delight our users. We’ll make them even more productive and successful.
The Windows team is growing in Microsoft, India with a broad range of innovation opportunities on both the in-market versions of Windows and the next version. We are also focused on building features that enhance the Windows experience for commercial customers and partners. You will get opportunities to collaborate across multiple teams within the Windows group and across product groups within the company.
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.
Responsibilities
We're looking for software engineers who are comfortable working in C++ and want to build features that ship to customers and partners at a global scale.
You will be chartered with delivering highly requested features from commercial customers and partners. Anything that ships within Windows is in the purview of this team!
In this role you will have the opportunity to design and develop software and services at scale, innovating with the latest technologies, following modern engineering practices, leveraging cutting-edge AI-powered tools for software development.
- You'll foster technical relationships with partner teams, provide technical leadership, and mentor other engineers to help grow their skills and impact.
- Work within a highly skilled team of engineers to deliver revolutionary improvements to Windows and scale them.
- Works with appropriate Windows stakeholders to determine user requirements for a set of features.
- Contributes to the identification of dependencies, and the development of design documents for a product area with little oversight.
- Creates and implements code for a product, service, or feature, reusing code as applicable.
- Contributes to efforts to break down larger work items into smaller work items and provides estimation.
- Acts as a Designated Responsible Individual (DRI) working on-call to monitor system/product feature/service for degradation, downtime, or interruptions and gains approval to restore system/product/service for simple problems.
- Remains current in skills by investing time and effort into staying abreast of current developments that will improve the availability, reliability, efficiency, observability, and performance of products while also driving consistency in monitoring and operations at scale.
Qualifications
**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.
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#, Java, JavaScript, or Python.
- 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#, Java, JavaScript, or Python.
- OR equivalent experience.
2+ years of overall experience shipping commercial software including 1+ years of experience in C/C++.
Excellent design, coding, debugging, teamwork, and communication skills.
A customer focused innovation mindset.
Passionate about craftsmanship in engineering.
Experience with cross-group design and coordination is an advantage.
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This position will be open for a minimum of 5 days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.
Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran or military status, race, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance with religious accommodations and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about **requesting accommodations.**