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Senior Software Engineer - W+D

Location
United States
Job type
Full-time
Level
Senior
Education
Bachelor's degree
Listed
28 days ago

Skills & highlights for this role

  • Microsoft Cloud background check
  • C++
  • C#
  • Java
  • Python
  • software design

Also useful

  • AI technologies
  • debugging
  • software lifecycle testing

Overview

Our team’s mission is to make Windows the most trusted platform for business and life. The modern AI Trust platform engineering team is chartered to transform what Trust means to Microsoft and our customers. Retaining and building customer trust starts with trustworthy development.

This team is at the forefront of building innovative, AI driven solutions that empower product agility, enterprise scale automation, intelligent decision systems, and responsible use, all designed to increase the trust of our customers and partners. We are a frontier organization building frontier solutions for the next generation of Windows.

This is an exciting role with opportunities to drive impact on a global scale, support strong business growth with the latest AI capabilities and other cutting-edge technologies. Are you excited by the thought of delivering the latest Windows to 1B+ users? Are you an engineer looking to tackle hard problems using big data and AI? If you answered in the affirmative to all of these, then this role might just be for you.

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.

Responsibilities

We’re looking for an experienced Senior Software Engineer to join the Windows and Devices organization. In this role, the ideal candidate will design, implement, ship engineering and data products that Windows is built and shipped. The ideal candidate will forge partnerships and collaborate with others across the engineering and product/program management disciplines within W+D, and with organizations and customers outside of W+D.

Finally, as a senior member of the team, the candidate will have the opportunity to take on technical leadership roles to drive scenarios and influence technical direction across teams, mentor less experienced engineers, and contribute to building and maintaining a culture and environment that engenders continuous learning and open collaboration.

Required Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND strong technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python
  • OR equivalent experience.

Other Requirements

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 Qualifications

  • Relevant industry software design and development experience working with a major programming/scripting language (C++, C#, Java, Python).
  • Strong design, debugging and problem-solving skills.
  • Strong interpersonal skills with demonstrated ability to influence outcomes and communicate technical content to general audiences.
  • Experience of leveraging the latest AI technologies in real-world software solutions.
  • Ability to resolve ambiguities effectively, prioritize and drive projects to completion, prioritize between multiple needs and adapt to changing circumstances.
  • Demonstrated history of promoting engineering excellence within a team; design for reliability, testing, measurement, and understanding of the complete software lifecycle.
  • Attention to detail; passion for great design.
  • Obsession for great end user experiences and outcomes.
  • Ability to grow and maintain organizational and interpersonal relationships.
  • #W+DJOBS
  • #Windows
  • #AI
  • #Frontier

Pay and benefits

Software Engineering IC4 - The typical base pay range for this role across Ireland is € 77,400.00 - € 130,000.00 per year. Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation.

Find additional benefits and pay information here

This position will be open for a minimum of 5 days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.

Read the original posting

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