Microsoft Software Engineer II / Senior 

Taiwan, Taoyuan City 

243543947

More About Your Responsibilities

By applying to this position, you will be considered for multiple similar positions within our organization for an invitation-only virtual interview day. Position specifics, including hiring team, location, and position details, will be determined following the interview process.

Main Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Engineering OR equivalent experience.
• At least 3 years of experience in software design and backend service development.
• 3+ years of hands-on experience in an object-oriented language such as C++, C#, Java, Python, or equivalent experience with C.
• Global collaboration is integral to our work at Microsoft, and proficiency in English is essential for effective communication in this role.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's degree in Computer Science or Engineering.
• Ability to communicate technical details clearly.
• Experience in DevOps for live services or application frameworks.
• Cloud services experience; Azure experience is highly desirable.
• Strong analytical skills and a structured approach to software design.
• Passion for building reliable, well-tested services.
• Experience with Agile and iterative development processes.

Interpersonal Skills

• Growth mindset: eager to learn, embrace challenges, persist through setbacks, and learn from feedback and others’ success.
• Commitment to diversity and inclusion: fostering a culture where everyone can be authentic and heard.
• Confident and articulate in expressing ideas to diverse audiences.
• Strong sense of ownership and accountability, with the ability to meet deadlines and manage stakeholder expectations.
• Self-motivated and collaborative across teams and organizations.

• Drive projects through to delivery, removing obstacles to ensure success.
• Contribute to the design of large-scale distributed software services and solutions.
• Write clean, well-tested code.
• Champion and improve team software engineering practices.
• Mentor junior engineers.
• Collaborate with related teams to achieve goals.
• Promote knowledge sharing and contribute to onboarding documentation.
• Participate in the on-call rotation to monitor service health and manage incidents.