Software Engineer II

Microsoft • Redmond, WA

3d

About The Position

With the ever-growing need to keep billions of devices secure and productive, Microsoft’s Windows Servicing and Delivery team is expanding to meet these global challenges! We’re looking for passionate engineers to join our agile and diverse team, delivering critical updates and innovative features that empower over a billion Windows users to stay protected and productive. If you’re excited to shape the future of Windows and make a real impact at scale—leveraging AI to implement and deliver smarter, more reliable solutions—we invite you to join us! As a Software Engineer II in the Packaging and Release Team you will contribute to the pipeline that packages software updates for 1 billion+ devices. This opportunity will allow you to solve real-world problems with huge customer impact, hone technical skills by evolving the state of the art of packaging technologies and systems and get a first-hand experience on how AI is shaping software development for. 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. We strongly encourage candidates from all backgrounds, identities, and experiences to apply.

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 with Azure technologies
• 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

• 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 - OR equivalent experience.
• Passion for and demonstrated interest in using Artificial Intelligence

Responsibilities

• Works with appropriate stakeholders to determine user requirements for a set of features.
• Contributes to the identification of dependencies, and the development of design documents for a product area with little oversight.
• Creates and implements code for a product, service, or feature, reusing code as applicable.
• Contributes to efforts to break down larger work items into smaller work items and provides estimation.
• Acts as a Designated Responsible Individual (DRI) working on-call to monitor system/product feature/service for degradation, downtime, or interruptions and gains approval to restore system/product/service for simple problems.
• Remains current in skills by investing time and effort into staying abreast of current developments that will improve the availability, reliability, efficiency, observability, and performance of products while also driving consistency in monitoring and operations at scale.
• Embody our culture and values to responsibilities

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level