Senior Software Engineer
 Microsoft | |
 United States, Washington, Redmond | |
 Nov 15, 2024 | |
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OverviewIf you are passionate about designing and building the next gen collaboration and teamwork experiences while being an integral part of a product that touches the lives of millions of users worldwide then look no further. This is your opportunity to be part of a startup group within one of the most exciting and challenging teams at Microsoft. We are the Skype Core Services team responsible for delivering mission critical services to provide client applications access to multitude of Office 365 Core Services including our Intelligent Conversation and Communications Cloud. As a Senior Software Engineer, you will be building resilient, highly scalable, highly available and highly performant services that leverage state of the art technologies to deliver the next gen collaboration and teamwork experiences. We have a broad set of technology areas to challenge you, these include but are not limited to Storage, Cache, Authentication, Azure, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Security, Real-Time Communication, Information Protection, Engineering Infra etc. A unique opportunity to be part of a dynamic team culture that encourages learning, collaboration, and making bold bets. We are looking for a passionate engineer to join us, to learn, and deliver an amazing impact to our business and community with solid innovation and cutting-edge technology. 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. In alignment with our Microsoft values, we are committed to cultivating an inclusive work environment for all employees to positively impact our culture every day.
ResponsibilitiesLead discussions for the architecture of products/solutions, creates architecture proposals by testing design hypotheses, and helps to refine code plans. Develops design documents for designs or User Stories and determines the technology that will be leveraged and how it will interact. Lead identification of dependencies and other teams and technologies that will be leveraged, how they will interact, and when one's own system may provide support to others. Lead by example within the team by producing extensible and maintainable code. Drive efforts to ensure the correct processes are followed to achieve a high degree of security, privacy, safety, and accessibility. Creates and assures the presence of visible evidence to demonstrate compliance for products. Develops and maintains a deep understanding of the implications of onboarding new technologies following expectations of compliance at Microsoft. Effectively mitigate and debug issues found during live-site operations, troubleshoot performance bottlenecks, implement top notch monitoring, dashboards, and troubleshooting guides (TSGs) for services. Identify best practices and coding patterns and provide deep expertise in coding and validation strategies. Creates and applies metrics to drive the quality and stability of code, as well as appropriate coding patterns and best practices. Collaborate with diverse team members residing in various parts of the globe including Microsoft Redmond Campus. Embody our Culture and Values. | |