Senior Software Engineer- Frontend

Overview

Are you interested in joining one of the most innovative and impactful product groups at Microsoft? Look no further. You will be working on cutting-edge solutions that support the next evolution in collaboration and productivity through Microsoft Teams.

The Microsoft Teams Developer Platform provides exciting opportunities to build resilient, highly scalable web apps and services that support AI-first scenarios for an ever-growing user and developer base. This role offers an unparalleled opportunity to advance your skills in systems design, large-scale web app and service architecture, public API development, and modern technologies like React, GraphQL, and LLMs.

As a member of our team, you will:

• Tackle complex problems and develop innovative solutions.
• Collaborate with a diverse, cross-functional team of engineers and product managers, while also engaging directly with external developers to ensure their feedback shapes the evolution of our services.
• Contribute to one of the fastest-growing products in Microsoft's history.
• You'll be working on the forefront of the latest advancements in AI, shaping the future of Copilot-powered automations and leveraging the most advanced AI tools in the industry.

Interested in how Microsoft Teams is revolutionizing workplace collaboration?

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

• Collaborates with multiple stakeholders across the company to determine user requirements, align dependencies, and build compelling user scenarios.
• Implements new features with high quality designs, strong execution, and robust deployment plans.
• Provides technical leadership for strategic initiatives and guiding the broader team.
• Holds accountability as a Designated Responsible Individual (DRI), mentoring engineers across products/solutions, working on-call to monitor system/product/service for degradation, downtime, or interruptions.
• Proactively seeks new knowledge and adapts to new trends, technical solutions, and patterns that will improve the availability, reliability, efficiency, observability, and performance of products while also driving consistency in monitoring and operations at scale and shares knowledge with other engineers.

Qualifications

Required 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 equivalent experience.
• 2+ years of designing and building features of large-scale web applications.
• Experience with modern web technologies like React, TypeScript, GraphQL, etc.
• In-depth understanding of how web applications work including authentication, cookies, offline storage, and best development practices.

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 6+ 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 8+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python
  • OR equivalent experience.
• Experience developing test plans, cases, conditions, and scenarios in support of application validation and platform infrastructure.
• Experience in driving improvements in performance, availability, and supportability.
• Proven customer obsession and experience in handling on-call duties for large-scale web apps and services.
• Proven analytical, problem-solving, debugging and technical communication skills.
• Passion for designing clean, powerful, and easy-to-use APIs.Ability to navigate ambiguity and excel in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.

Software Engineering IC4 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $119,800 - $234,700 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 $158,400 - $258,000 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.