Software Engineer II

The Global eCommerce and Web team is a global team at Microsoft responsible for sales across Modern Life (Windows, Microsoft 365, and Surface) and Gaming. We put the consumer at the center, helping them discover, learn, and buy through direct and partner channels in over 120 countries around the world.

The Data Engineering & Governance team is an integral part of Global eCommerce and Web, providing the data necessary to run these businesses, used by both non-managers and executives alike.

We are seeking an experienced Software Engineer II with experiencecreating and working with big data systems. Weoperateat a scale that few others do, processing datadailythrough various systems. We useseveraldifferent programming languages and work on several different platforms. Security and compliance are paramount in all that we do.

We are looking for an engineer who has experienceusingMicrosoft Fabric and Microsoft Azure, andwho isfamiliar with the Security Development Lifecycle (SDLC), security assessments, vulnerability management, and compliancewith privacy regulations. They willalsobe excited about learning the newest technologiesandwill think deeply about how to keep new and existing systems secure and compliant with ever-changing privacy regulations.

In this role, you should becomfortable working individually on complexprojects as well as within a team.Youwill help architect and implementsolutions,whilealsoguidingothers in the implementation of solutions.Youwillalsoregularly interact with people across the company and outside the company in various roles, ensuring that solutions meet the needs of various stakeholders.

Microsoft's mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. Asemployeeswe 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.

• Works withappropriate stakeholders(e.g., project managers, technical leads) todetermineuser requirements for a set of features.

• Leverages feedback to incorporate insights into future designs or solution fixes.

• Creates and implements codethat is extensible and maintainablefor a product, service, or feature, reusing code as applicable, anddeterminingwhen the code is ready to be shared and delivered.

• Reviews the code of a product to ensure it meets the team's and Microsoft's quality standards, is reliable andaccurate, and isappropriate forthe scale of the product/solution area.

• Contributes to efforts to ensure the correct processes are followed to achieve a high degree of security, privacy, safety, and accessibility.

• Checks for visible evidence todemonstratecompliance for productareas,andholds an understanding of the implications of onboardingnew technologiesfollowing expectations of compliance at Microsoft.

• Acts as a Designated Responsible Individual (DRI) working on call tomonitorsystem/product feature/service for degradation, downtime, or interruptions.

• Alerts stakeholders as to the status andgainsapproval to restore system/product/service for simple problems.

• Responds withinServiceLevel Agreement (SLA)timeframe. Escalates issues to appropriate owners.

Embody ourcultureandvalues.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Scienceor 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.

Other Requirements: Ability to meet Microsoft,customerand/or government security screening requirements. These requirements include, but are not limited to the following specialized security screenings:

• Microsoft Cloud Background Check: This position will berequiredto pass the Microsoft Cloud Background Check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter.

Preferred Qualifications:

• 1+yearofexperience withAzure Service (Microsoft Entra ID authentication, App Services, Functions, Event Hubs, Stream Analytics), Azure DevOps.

• Master's Degree in Computer Scienceor related technical field AND 3+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python

  • OR Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 5+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python

  • OR equivalent experience.

• 3+ years of software design and development experience with middle tier or backend services.

• Experience deploying, monitoring, and operating services in the cloud.