Senior Software Engineer

Company: Microsoft Corporation
Location: Redmond
Posted on: February 21, 2021

Job Description:

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• Job number 980427
• Travel 0-25 %
• Employment type Full-Time Do you enjoy software development and working directly with customers? Can you code in more languages than you know what to do with? Do you enjoy solving complex problems in novel ways across a myriad of platforms? Are you excited about working across a broad spectrum of domains including Cloud Native, DevOps, IoT, Machine Learning, and High Scale Compute? The Commercial Software Engineering (CSE) team is a global engineering organization that works directly with customers looking to leverage the latest technologies to address their toughest challenges and transform their industries using cloud-based solutions. We work closely with our customers' engineers to develop code to jointly solve their biggest challenges to accelerate progress in their organization.--In the process, we help shape the future of our own platforms by partnering with our product groups to improve them. We pride ourselves on making contributions to open source and make our platforms easier to adopt. We sit side-by-side with our customers to collaboratively innovate custom solutions tailored to solve their challenges. Our work involves the development of high-impact, open source software assets that contribute to the Microsoft platform that are broadly applicable. We are looking for an experienced software designer and developer with fluency in open source platforms and several coding languages, who thrives in working in a community model within our team. Be respectful and inclusive - As a group, we work to build consensus with our teammates and customers. We're looking for the sort of person who enjoys a culture that ensures that all voices and perspectives are heard and considered. Responsibilities
  • Contribute to our software engineering projects to deliver well-defined products that generate immediate customer value and deliver high-quality, broadly applicable software contributions
  • Collaborate with customers' developers to deliver solutions using a wide range of technologies
  • Continuously build your technical knowledge and mentor junior team members to drive excellence in engineering as a cohesive, efficient, and productive unit
  • In CSE, the Senior software engineering role is 80% hands-on and rest will be focusing on architecture & design, upskilling, mentoring the team Qualifications We are seeking people who have experiences which reflect the qualifications below:-- Required Qualifications:
    • 5+ years of experience shipping or running production systems and/or software, including complex production systems that run on a public cloud --Preferred Qualifications:
      • Strong service delivery experience including architecture and coding, and ideally building cloud services
      • We do not require deep expertise in all software stacks that customers use. However, we do look for technical acumen in a mix of open-source and Microsoft based cloud and expertise one software stack (and preferably more)
      • Experience working within and directing geographically dispersed, diverse, and virtual teams. This team is primarily located in Redmond, WA (PST)
      • A Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related discipline or the equivalent
      • Enjoy travel and are comfortable with regional travel up to 25%
      • Experience working in an Agile environment At Microsoft, we are seeking people who have a passion for the positive impact technology can have on the communities and for making a difference in the world. Within CSE, you will find a wide range of backgrounds, perspectives, and personal and cultural experiences which are vital to our success with our customers. It's an informal and flexible work environment and you'll be welcome to work from home, our offices, customer sites- wherever is best for you to get your job done. We invest in your health, wellness, and financial future by offering a competitive package including a wide range of benefits built around your personal needs and those close to you. If you love writing quality code and learning new technologies, enjoy thinking about challenging engineering problems and, above all, if you're excited to join a team of others to do the same, then we'd love to hear from you. #cse-fy21 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 . Benefits/perks listed below may vary depending on the nature of your employment with Microsoft and the country where you work. Save save Senior Software Engineer to job cart This site is hosted for Microsoft by Phenom People

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