Software Engineer II

Overview

On Site
USD 100,600.00 - 199,000.00 per year
Full Time

Skills

Art
Teamwork
Systems Design
.NET
Caching
Microsoft Azure
Collaboration
Accountability
Development Testing
DevOps
Incident Management
Root Cause Analysis
Screening
PASS
Cloud Computing
Computer Science
C
C++
C#
Java
JavaScript
Python
Software Engineering
Integrated Circuit
IC
Internal Communications
Legal
Recruiting
Microsoft

Job Details

Are you interested in working for one of the most exciting teams at Microsoft? Then look no further than Microsoft Teams Core Services. You will build secure, resilient, highly available, highly scalable services and systems that leverage state-of-the-art technologies to deliver the next-generation collaboration and teamwork experiences.

The Core Services team is responsible for the foundational services of Microsoft Teams serving billions of calls per day to power numerous Teams scenarios. It provides exciting opportunities for building services and systems that meet the needs of an ever-growing user base of the fastest growing product in Microsoft's history. This is a unique opportunity to hone your software system design skills and gain exposure to a cutting edge technology stack (.NET Core, Containers, Caching, Azure Cloud, Entra auth) with E2E ownership and broad scope to have a significant impact.

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:

  • Design, development, testing, and DevOps of Teams services ensuring security, availability and performance.
  • Contribute to design documents and participate in code reviews.
  • Participate in on-call rotations, incident response, and root cause analysis.
Embody our culture and values

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.
  • 1+ year experience building and operating large-scale cloud services.
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 related technical field AND 3+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python
    • OR Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 5+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python
    • OR equivalent experience
  • Drive to improve security, performance, availability and supportability of services and systems.
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: US corporate pay information | Microsoft Careers

Microsoft will accept applications for the role until October 31, 2025.

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.

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