Senior Software Engineer
Overview
We are passionate about building highly engaging and accessible products for all our users and are actively looking for a software engineer who can help bring the next generation of gaming experiences to MSN. You will have opportunities to work with many teams across Microsoft AI (Copilot), Edge, Windows, Xbox, Bing and other divisions to develop innovative and exciting solutions for our users and partners. You will be involved in developing code in multiple layers including web UX, service end points, middle tier workflows, and data layers.
This role is based in Vancouver where we have other engineering, product management, and leadership. You will work closely with the local team and frequently interface with our geographically distributed team located in other offices.
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.
Qualifications
Required 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, TypeScript, or Python
- OR equivalent experience.
- 2+ years experience working on cloud services.
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:
- Well-developed problem-solving skills with a solid understanding of the entire software development lifecycle.
- Experience with any of the following engineering areas: scalability, compliance, performance, security, privacy, reliability, accessibility, localization, or globalization.
- Deep technical understanding and a proven ability to develop successful long-term code/service architectures.
- Commitment to customer obsession in order to solve real user problems in consumer and enterprise products.
- A systematic problem solver who ramps up quickly, understands complex problems, and creates solutions across many services and dependencies.
- Experience working on large-scale projects across divisions and landing complex but scalable architectures to meet agile business needs.
Software Engineering IC4 - The typical base pay range for this role across Canada is CAD $108,100 - CAD $199,700 per year.
Find additional pay information here:
https://careers.microsoft.com/v2/global/en/canada-pay-information.html
Microsoft will accept applications for the role until February 12, 2025
Responsibilities
- Develop UX/API features that have direct impact on key business metrics and 500M+ users.
- Work with partner teams from Edge, Windows, and Content Services to coordinate and deliver projects on-time.
- Contribute to rigorous engineering practices to ensure high-availability and service quality under load.
- Design scalable architectures that solve user scenarios across different partners and service topologies.
- Help ensure live site health of the product and its continuous improvement.
- Provide technical guidance to other engineers and act as mentor.
- Take initiative to identify and fix bottlenecks.