Microsoft · 9 hours ago
Software Engineer II
Redmond, WA
Full-time
Hybrid
Entry, Mid Level
$101K/yr - $199K/yr
2+ years expMicrosoft is a leading technology company committed to empowering every person and organization on the planet. The Software Engineer II role involves designing solutions that enhance customer success, collaborating with teams to deliver key solutions, and participating in all stages of the engineering lifecycle.
Agentic AIApplication Performance ManagementArtificial Intelligence (AI)Business DevelopmentDevOpsInformation ServicesInformation TechnologyManagement Information SystemsNetwork SecuritySoftware
Responsibilities
Design, implement, verify, deploy, and maintain high-quality code using modern engineering practices and tools
Optimize, debug, and refactor code to improve performance and maintainability, and effectiveness
Works with appropriate stakeholders to determine user requirements for a feature
Collaborates with experienced engineers and mentors to translate ideas from research and design into production-grade systems
Acts as a Designated Responsible Individual (DRI) in monitoring system/product feature/service for degradation, downtime, or interruptions for simple problems, and recommends actions to restore system/product/service by following the playbook
Contribute to the continuous improvement of the team's processes, practices, and culture
Learn and adopt new technologies and frameworks as needed
Qualification
Required
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
Preferred
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 Master's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field and 3+ years technical experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python OR equivalent experience
Experience designing, implementing, and shipping high scale web services using C# or Java
Experience or working knowledge of JavaScript/Node.js/React or another similar web stack
Experience with distributed systems and a cloud technology stack such as Azure or AWS
Working knowledge of agile software development methodologies and tools that enable these, such as GitHub, Azure DevOps, etc
Demonstrated proficiency in computer science concepts including data structures, algorithms, and software design patterns
Demonstrated experience in object-oriented programming
Company
Microsoft
Microsoft is a software corporation that develops, manufactures, licenses, supports, and sells a range of software products and services.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$1MKey Investors
Technology Venture Investors
2022-12-09Post Ipo Equity
1986-03-13IPO
1981-09-01Series Unknown· $1M
Leadership Team
Satya Nadella
Chairman and CEO
Vukani Mngxati
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