Microsoft is looking to build platforms and products that create magical experiences across Microsoft, to empower every person and organization to achieve more, specifically in the area of Surface product development and security.
Requirements
- Coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, Java, JavaScript, or Python
- Solid design, coding, debugging, teamwork, partnership and communication skills.
- Proven ability to find a shippable solution given conflicting and ambiguous requirements.
- Demonstrated technical skills in driving design, architecture with cross product and services dependencies.
- Ability to drive innovation with customer obsession.
- 5 years of experience in developing services and platforms in Cloud.
- 2 years of experience in deploying and managing distributed services or platforms.
Responsibilities
- Influence and align the platform/product vision by collaborating with partners, product management and engineering teams.
- Work across the stack — from UI to backend — with a bias for impact and iteration.
- Drive engineering excellence through thoughtful technical design, automated testing, observability, and operational rigor.
- Contribute to team culture by mentoring peers, sharing knowledge, and fostering an inclusive, growth-oriented environment.
- Continuously learn and adapt to new technologies, patterns, and best practices in AI, distributed systems, and cloud-native development.
- 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.
- Embody our Culture and Values
Other
- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 4+ years technical engineering experience
- Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements
- Microsoft Cloud Background Check: This position will be required to pass the Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter.
- Be self-driven, curious to learn, proactive, and result oriented.
- Experience with cross group design and coordination is an advantage.
