Software Engineering

Microsoft • Redmond, WA

2d • $85,400 - $183,700

About The Position

Come join the team that builds the operating system behind Windows 365 Link! We're part of Windows Cloud Experiences (WCX), which provides best-in-class virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) solution to enable millions of customers to work with virtual Cloud PCs. Our team has created a new Windows-based operating system running on a purpose-built device designed to be the best version of the Cloud PC experience.

As a Software Engineer, you will build experiences using the latest advances in the Windows platform, cloud/client computing, and web UI development. You'll partner with Product Management and Design to develop ideas that solve customer problems and build prototypes that help us learn quickly. Using telemetry and customer insights, you'll continuously learn from real-world usage and help shape the evolution of the product. This opportunity will allow you to lay the foundation of your career through experience navigating a massive code base and through using advanced AI tools to accelerate your development loop without sacrificing quality. You'll also contribute to engineering systems, test infrastructure, and developer tools that improve the product and team efficiency.

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 discipline with proven experience 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 with proven experience 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 2+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python.
• OR equivalent experience.

Responsibilities

• Contribute in partnership with appropriate stakeholders to determine user requirements for a feature and consider a variety of feedback channels to incorporate insights into future designs or solution fixes.
• Learn and contribute to processes for the architecture of a product/solution feature and learn to create proposals by testing design hypotheses and helping to refine code plans under the technical leadership of others as well as help produce code to test hypotheses for technical solutions and assist with technical validation efforts.
• With guidance, learn to create and implement code that is extensible and maintainable and apply diagnosability, reliability and maintainability, and understand when the code is ready to be shared and delivered for a product, service, or feature reusing code as applicable.
• Learn to review work items to gain knowledge of product features in partnership with appropriate stakeholders and assist and learn about breaking down work items into tasks and provides estimation as well as escalate any issues that would cause a delay.
• Help develop and contribute to automation within production and deployment of a product feature and run code in simulated or other non-production environments to confirm functionality and error-free runtime for products with oversight.
• Embody our culture and values.

Benefits

• The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $85,400 - $168,100 per year.
• There is a different range applicable to specific work locations, within the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area, and the base pay range for this role in those locations is USD $111,100 - $183,700 per year.
• Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation.
• Find additional benefits and pay information here: https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/us-corporate-pay

What This Job Offers

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