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At Mojang Studios, the creators of Minecraft, we are on a mission to build a better world through the power of play.

Why play? Well, play is at the heart of everything we do. It’s the blocky backbone of our games, the core of our development philosophy, and even the origin of our name. From the relentless experimentation of our endlessly inspiring community to the classrooms where Minecraft has become an essential teaching tool, play is the bedrock of our existence.

We enable millions to create and play together, connect people across the globe, and foster a community that is among the most active and passionate in the world. Our community is global and incredibly diverse. When we are developing anything within our franchise, we keep this in mind. We want everyone to not only feel included in Minecraft, but also to see themselves in what we make. Our goal is for the Mojang Studios team to be as diverse as our community.

The Mojang Studios Quality Engineering Team is looking for an experienced Quality Engineer II to join us on our mission to Build a Better World. This role will specialize in player telemetry and quality analytics, turning raw signals into actionable insights, and helping us ship with confidence.

As a Quality Engineer II in data and telemetry, you will partner closely with Quality Engineers embedded with feature teams to build reliable data workflows and publish dashboards that tell a clear quality story across platforms.

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.

In the end, it’s the people of Mojang Studios that make this place truly special. When you join, you’ll find yourself in the company of incredibly bright, warm, and creative individuals – all united and working toward a single goal. Come help us reach it!

Responsibilities

+ Build and maintain data workflows that transform game/client signals into trustworthy, timely views of quality (e.g., stability, performance, correctnesserrors), and publish dashboards that stakeholders can use to make release decisions.

+ Plan and validate telemetry for upcoming features with partner teams. Define the key quality signals, success metrics, and guardrail alerts for prerelease and production. Ensure events are correct, reliable, and privacyconscious.

+ Investigate anomalies and trends in player data; triage issues, quantify player impact, and partner with feature owners to drive fixes and prevention

+ Enable and upskill embedded Quality Engineers and partner teams on using telemetry and dashboards; create repeatable patterns, templates, and documentation to scale data-informed quality practices.

+ Embody our Culture (https://careers.microsoft.com/v2/global/en/culture) & Values (https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/about/corporate-values)

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

+ Master's Degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or related field AND 2+ years software industry experience OR Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or related field AND 4+ years software industry experience

+ OR equivalent experience

+ Experience working with telemetry data, including the ability to query datasets and develop data visualizations to evaluate software quality and performance

Preferred Qualifications:

+ Experience with game development environments and multi-platform telemetry

+ Passion for Minecraft

+ Experience building and maintaining data pipelines using Azure Data Factory, Power Automate, Azure Logic Apps, etc.

+ Experience with C#/Python or similar languages

Software Quality 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.

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 for the role until November 07, 2025.

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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) .