Microsoft Software Engineer II 

United States, Washington 

627113316

Required/Minimum Qualifications

• 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.
• 1+ year of experience with system development on Windows or Linux

Other Requirements:

• Cloud Background check: 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.

Additional or Preferred 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, or Python
  • OR Master'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.
• Solid coding skills in C or C++ or C#, demonstrated experience of operating systems, virtualization, storage, networking, distributed systems and/or cloud technologies

Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here:

Microsoft will accept applications for the role until August 13, 2024.

Responsibilities

• Working as a team member, designing distributed, scalable services and implementing highly reliable multi-threaded features
• Ownership of the software engineering process from design, development, code review, validation, delivery, and maintenance
• Optimizing performance, and rapidly solving problems
• Writing tests and ensuring high ship quality
• Fostering an inclusive and collaborative team culture

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