Software Engineer II - Office Product Group Collab Services

Overview
Are you passionate about building large scale services that serve millions of customers? Are you motivated by enabling scenarios to make people more productive and collaborative at work? The Office Product Group (OPG) Collab Services team is working on the service charters that power user collaboration scenarios, including Office Collaboration Service (OCS) and Real Time Channel (RTC). These services work together with the office apps on many platforms to provide great collaboration experiences and improve user engagement. Ensuring market competitiveness is the top priority of the Office Org, and our team is a critical part of mission. Specifically, our team is currently working on: * OCS service is the key component that allows 50+ users to simultaneously edit in the same word/excel/PowerPoint document, with content changes propagating from end to end in a couple of seconds. * RTC service provides websocket based communication channel for real-time collaboration experience. We're looking for a strong Software Engineer II to help the team advance the OCS and RTC services to the next level, in the following large areas but not limited to: evolve the service platforms and infrastructure to the next generation; improve service scalability and efficiency, and collaborate with the partner teams for great end-to-end customer collaboration experiences. 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

• Own and deliver complete features, including design, architecture, implementation, testability, debugging, and shipping.
• Work closely with other disciplines to shape the product.
• Demonstrate the ability to learn quickly, be self-directed, and work well with other people and partner teams.
• Foster a culture of being agile, innovative, team-oriented and customer-focused.

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.
• 2+ years of professional software engineering experience focused on large scale backend services: including, but not limited to Azure Cloud Services (Cosmos DB, Redis, Azure Storage, etc.) utilizing C#, Java, or node.js

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:

• Software programming skills in C#, Java, or Node.js.
• Outstanding cross-discipline and cross group collaboration skills.
• Deep passion for customers, design thinking, data analysis and technology.
• Proficiency in debugging and diagnosing service health issues.
• Demonstrated experience in shipping high-quality products or services.

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.

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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.