Software Engineer II

Are you interested in joining one of the most exciting teams and working on the fastest growing enterprise product in Microsoft? Then look no further than Microsoft Teamsis a unified communication and collaboration platform that combines persistent chat, video meetings, file storage and apps. Teams is a ground up product, completely built on Azure cloud platform andcutting-edgeWeb technologies, serving millions of users world-wide, at scale. As a full-stack Software Engineer in the Teams and Channels area of the product, you will work on creating true boundaryless collaboration spaces at scale and integrate with other products and services at Microsoft to help our customers be most productive.

Our core challenges include covering a diverse set of user needs and delivering high reliability while operating world-wide at enormous scale. This role will provide you with an opportunity to work with teams and technologies across the company and beyond. If you want to work on full-stack technologies with the desire to move fast and directly impact the outcomes for this flagship product, this may be the team for you. We are looking for people who care about culture as well as developing features and engaging the communities they serve. We believe that why we do things is as important as what we do. Big vision, an inclusive purpose, a passion for quality, curiosity as well as grit, and an investment in fun and collaboration are what lead to remarkable results.

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.

• You will be empowered to have ownership for your areas including design, development, testing, and instrumentation.
• Contributing to the design, building, adaptation, execution, and maintenance of Teams and channels full-stack solutions in Microsoft Teams.
• Effective collaboration within the Teams organization and with other product groups across Microsoft in the design and implementation of software solutions.
• Design, implement and operate products and features with focus towards modularity, component reuse, performance/reliability in close cooperation with product, design, and engineering teams.
• Own end-to-end service solution, code quality and efficiency.Use and promote technologies, tools and engineering practices based on the latest industry trends, market, and user dynamics.
• Understand product design and architecture, across the full Teams ecosystem.
• Contribute to product vision and roadmap by bringing innovation to server manageability ecosystem.
• Act as a Designated Responsible Individual (DRI) working on call to monitor system/product feature/service for degradation, downtime, or interruptions.
• Alert stakeholders as to the status and gains approval to restore system/product/service for simple problems.
• Respond within Service Level Agreement (SLA) timeframe. Escalates issues to appropriate owners.
• Embody the Microsoft culture and values

• 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.
• 4+ years of full-stack experience building applications from scratch using C#, C++, React, TypeScript, or equivalent languages; and you have a solid grasp of algorithms, data structures, and design patterns.

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.