Software Engineer II

Microsoft • Redmond, WA

5h

About The Position

The OneDrive and SharePoint organization delivers powerful cloud-based solutions to an ever-growing number of users worldwide across both business and commercial user bases. We are looking for a Software Engineer II to join the team. You will work on innovative solutions to improve and extend functionality, reliability, performance, and scale for the OneDrive Sync Client, which powers File and Folder Sync, Sharing, and Office Document Coauthoring for millions of users who access cloud content on their Windows and Mac devices. You will work on a client that directly interfaces with the local file system, OS Shell, and OneDrive/SharePoint cloud to provide a first-class file sync experience that users trust to effectively and efficiently manage their most valuable personal and business data.
OneDrive and SharePoint are rapidly-growing services that are at the center of Microsoft's cloud, reaching almost every part of the company, including Windows, Office and CoPilot. As a member of this team you would contribute to a product with a rich history that remains foundational to the Microsoft cloud and data strategy.

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.
• 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.

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 in developing, debugging and maintaining code in object-oriented languages.
• Solid coding, debugging, algorithm design and problem-solving skills.
• Great communication skills to collaborate across groups and work effectively within the team.
• Ability to deal with ambiguity and prioritize issues.

Responsibilities

• We are looking for bright, agile, and intellectually curious engineers who can work on the client-side file sync engine.
• This engine effectively scales to support the increasingly large number of files users produce while also engineering for service efficiency and scale as well as telemetry and remote debuggability.
• You will be working in an energetic team of engineers, product managers and designers on highly impactful code, with an eye to a data centric development process and a passion to use data and telemetry to make the product best-in-class for our customers.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees