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The Windows Shell and Services team is seeking an innovative **Software Engineer II** and **Senior Software Engineer** to help us push the boundaries of performance and reliability. We’re looking for a **Software Engineer** who’s eager to dive into Microsoft and AI technologies, grow in a collaborative and inclusive environment, and help shape the next generation of AI-powered Windows experiences. You will have the opportunity to contribute to the services and connectivity fabric powering connected experiences for millions of Windows users. **Senior Software Engineer and Software Engineer II postions available.**

Our mission is to enhance customer lifetime value by creating AI-driven experiences grounded in data and user delight. Our engineering culture is modern, agile, and dedicated to building robust platforms that allow us to ship with confidence and security.

We embrace a culture which is customer focused, collaborative, fun loving, delivers continuously and drives engineering excellence. We are a diverse team. We embrace people from all backgrounds, to help us build the best cross-device experience for people across the world.

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

+ Collaborates with appropriate stakeholders to determine user requirements for a scenario.

+ Drives identification of dependencies and the development of design documents for a product, application, service, or platform.

+ Creates, implements, optimizes, debugs, refactors, and reuses code to establish and improve performance and maintainability, effectiveness, and return on investment (ROI).

+ Leverages subject-matter expertise of product features and partners with appropriate stakeholders (e.g., project managers) to drive a workgroup's project plans, release plans, and work items.

+ Acts as a Designated Responsible Individual (DRI) and guides other engineers by developing and following the playbook, working on call to monitor system/product/service for degradation, downtime, or interruptions, alerting stakeholders about status and initiates actions to restore system/product/service for simple and complex problems when appropriate.

+ Proactively seeks new knowledge and adapts to new trends, technical solutions, and patterns 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 (https://careers.microsoft.com/v2/global/en/culture) and values (https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/about/corporate-values)

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

+ 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

+ 2+ years of experience building applications and services in the cloud.

+ Demonstrated experience with application security assessment.

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:

+ 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, JavaScript, or Python

+ OR equivalent experience.

+ 4+ years of experience building applications and services in the cloud.

+ Experience in Identity Management, Authentication, and authorization management protocols (PKI).

+ Azure or other cloud experience is highly desirable.

+ Analytical skills with systematic and structured approach to software design.

+ Expertise with Mobile Operating Systems (Android, iOS).

+ Experience or know-how of AI tools used in software development.

+ Understanding of windows architecture, COM, WinRT API is a plus.

Software Engineering IC3 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $100,600 - $199,000 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 $131,400 - $215,400 per year.

Software Engineering IC4 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $119,800 - $234,700 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 $158,400 - $258,000 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

Microsoft will accept applications and processes offers for these roles on an ongoing basis.

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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 (https://careers.microsoft.com/v2/global/en/accessibility.html) .