Software Engineer II- Backend

Microsoft • Redmond, WA

83d • $100,600 - $199,000

About The Position

OneDrive and SharePoint are rapidly growing services at the center of Microsoft's cloud, interacting with almost every part of Microsoft. You would be a part of a team that is fundamentally changing the way use and interact with the most important content for their home, work, and school. We are looking for a Software Engineer II- Backend. You will be collaborating with a team of amazing engineers and other teams across Microsoft to deliver large scale distributed architecture and features to meet OneDrive and SharePoint's service needs. You will be tasked with improving database and system performance and efficiencies, along with ensuring zero customer impact throughout the change management cycle. You will deliver systems to meet our business continuity planning goals, provide telemetry for optimizing the service and drive down our response time for detecting and resolving service issues. 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 2+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python OR equivalent experience.
• Experience collaborating with peers and partner teams to meet joint engineering goals.
• Experience coding, debugging, algorithm design, and problem-solving skills.
• Experience with cloud-scale services and server/service management features.
• Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements.

Nice To Haves

• Master's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 3+ 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 5+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python OR equivalent experience.
• Experience with building cloud-scale infrastructure components.
• Experience related to cloud scale distributed design and patterns.
• Familiarity with secure software design concepts.
• Experience delivering projects that include multiple components.
• Ability to work across and partner with multiple engineering teams to achieve business goals.

Responsibilities

• Work in large-scale distributed systems that are critical for customers around the world.
• Design and deliver services that manage internet-scale data stores.
• Enable best-in-the-world file and site browsing and editing performance.
• Add innovative features to how people manage and interact with their data.
• Contribute to and help shape the vibrant, inclusive engineering culture of OneDrive & SharePoint.
• Do deep, data-driven, collaborative design for additions and changes to our products.
• Write clean, efficient code and comprehensive tests.
• Build excellent coverage with metrics and telemetry to ensure we understand exactly what is happening with our services at all times.
• Deliver features that will support and serve hundreds of millions of customers around the world.

Benefits

• Industry leading healthcare
• Educational resources
• Discounts on products and services
• Savings and investments
• Maternity and paternity leave
• Generous time away
• Giving programs
• Opportunities to network and connect

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree