Senior Software Engineer
About The Position
Join us in redefining the future of documents across all platforms and devices. We're looking for a Senior Software Engineer passionate about service fundamentals and eager to modernize large-scale infrastructure, improving reliability, performance, and efficiency for millions of users worldwide. As part of this Word team, you'll ensure our global service is reliable and performant while leading initiatives to evolve the platform. This includes optimizing architecture, strengthening monitoring, and reducing operational overhead; alongside innovative approaches like automation, AI-driven insights, and advanced tooling. If you thrive on solving complex problems at scale and building resilient, intelligent systems, this role is for you. 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.
Requirements
- 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, Python, OR equivalent experience.
- Experience with service fundamentals including monitoring, alerting, incident response, and performance optimization.
- Experience with automation frameworks and interest in AI-driven service optimization.
Nice To Haves
- 6+ years of experience designing, developing, and operating cloud services with solid coding and debugging skills in Typescript/Javascript, C#, Java, or similar, plus familiarity with web technologies.
- Experience with problem-solving, communication, and collaboration skills.
Responsibilities
- Ensure reliability and performance of Word Online services at global scale.
- Lead initiatives to modernize service infrastructure, reduce operational overhead, and improve engineering velocity.
- Build automation and AI-based solutions for monitoring, diagnostics, and self-healing systems.
- Design scalable, secure, and maintainable service architectures.
- Continuously identify opportunities to improve service health and customer experience.
- Embody the Microsoft culture and values
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Industry
Publishing Industries
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
