Software Engineer II

Redmond, WA, United States

Microsoft's M365 Core App and Data Platform is a massively scaled service that forms the backbone of M365 offerings. Our services empower businesses, educational institutions, governments, and individuals worldwide, representing more than a billion users.

We are on an ambitious journey to reimagine the way we index and understand enterprise data in the era of search and intelligent retrieval. We are building the search and intelligence platform for all of customer content. This innovative platform will deliver exceptional search experiences and integrate seamlessly with other intelligent experiences of Microsoft 365. This initiative is vital to our vision for Microsoft's Copilot.

We are seeking an innovative and skilled software engineer II with a passion for pushing the boundaries of technology. In this role, you will contribute to developing, designing, and operating large-scale data systems that make up our next-generation platform. As a part of our team, your work will have a direct impact on people globally and on one of the world's most significant data platforms.

At Microsoft, we value diversity and ensure all voices are heard. A healthy work-life balance is essential to us, and we're a team that works hard but also knows how to have fun. If you're excited by the opportunity to contribute to transformative technological advances and make an impact on a global scale, this could be the role for you! Responsibilities As a Software Engineer II on the Search Platform Team, you will be entrusted with a range of responsibilities that are key to the successful development and evolution of our cutting-edge technology platform. Your responsibilities will include: Contribute to the development of the search platform, a cutting-edge technology delivering indexing and search experiences across Microsoft Office 365.

Collaborate with multiple engineering teams, contributing to service architecture design and implementation.

Build scalable, high-performance software services over large datasets with low latency and high availability.

Ensure the platform adheres to Microsoft’s strict data privacy and compliance standards.

Design and Development: Collaborate with team members to design, build, and improve key components of the search platform. Participate in all phases of software development including design, coding, testing, debugging, and performance tuning.

Code Implementation: Translate designs and specifications into high quality, efficient, and well-documented code. Ensure your code adheres to Microsoft's software engineering best practices for coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations.

Innovation and Problem Solving: Leverage your expertise to contribute innovative solutions and ideas that push the limits of our technology and solve complex problems. Continuously seek to improve software development processes and practices.

Collaboration: Work closely with other teams to understand their requirements, workflows, and system interactions. Contribute to the design and development of Application Programming Interface (APIs) and services to meet these needs.

Quality Assurance: Participate in code and design reviews to maintain our high development standards. Test your code, identifying and fixing bugs before production.

Continuous Learning: Stay informed about advancements in technology, industry best practices, and current trends to drive the continuous improvement and innovation of our platform.

Communication: Effectively articulate technical challenges and solutions to both technical and non-technical stakeholders. Foster a transparent, honest, and positive team culture.

Qualifications 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.

2+ years of Back-End Focused Engineering Experience.

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.

Additional/Preferred Qualifications: Experience working with large-scale data systems

Familiarity with Semantic Search or Indexing technology

Experience using Rust Programming Language

Proficiency in C#

Expertise in any modern continuous delivery/deployment system.

Software Engineering IC3 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $94,300 - $182,600 per year. There is a different range applicable to specific work locations, within the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area, and the base pay range for this role in those locations is USD $120,900 - $198,600 per year.

Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here: https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/us-corporate-pay

#M365 Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. Consistent with applicable law, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran or military status, race, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations.

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