Software Engineer Ii

Software Engineer II / Senior Software EngineerJoin to apply for the Software Engineer II / Senior Software Engineer role at Microsoft.We are hiring multiple Software Engineers II and Senior Software Engineers to join the Microsoft 365 team.These are remote positions, allowing you to work from the comfort of your home.The Microsoft 365 team is looking for software engineers to help design and build one of the fastest-growing cloud services at Microsoft.Our product powers communication, sharing, search, intelligent assistance, and extensibility through Microsoft Graph across Exchange, Teams, SharePoint, OneDrive, and the desktop Office suite.We maintain high reliability, modern privacy and compliance, and millisecond-level latency while delivering frequent new features.Software Engineers at Microsoft play a key role in driving technical detail for their product teams.They design and implement services that are high-scale, low-latency, always-on, and cost-effective to maintain and operate.They collaborate with principal engineers and architects, influence common development patterns, champion and improve team practices, mentor junior engineers, and participate in on-call rotations to manage incidents and monitor service health.ResponsibilitiesDrive projects through to delivery, removing obstacles to ensure success.Contribute to the design of large-scale distributed software services and solutions.Write clean, well-tested code.Champion and improve team software engineering practices.Mentor junior engineers.Collaborate with related teams to achieve goals.Promote knowledge sharing and contribute to onboarding documentation.Participate in the on-call rotation to monitor service health and manage incidents.QualificationsMain QualificationsBachelor's degree in Computer Science or Engineering or equivalent experience.At least 3 years of experience in software design and backend service development.3+ years of hands-on experience in an object-oriented language such as C++, C#, Java, Python, or equivalent experience with C.Proficiency in English for effective communication in this role.Preferred QualificationsMaster's degree in Computer Science or Engineering.Ability to communicate technical details clearly.Experience in DevOps for live services or application frameworks.Cloud services experience; Azure experience is highly desirable.Strong analytical skills and a structured approach to software design.Passion for building reliable, well-tested services.Experience with Agile and iterative development processes.Interpersonal SkillsGrowth mindset: eager to learn, embrace challenges, persist through setbacks, and learn from feedback.Commitment to diversity and inclusion.Confident and articulate in expressing ideas to diverse audiences.Strong sense of ownership and accountability.Self-motivated and collaborative across teams.Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer.Consistent with applicable law, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran or military status, race, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances.If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations.#J-*****-Ljbffr