Software Engineer II

Requirements:

• Works with appropriate stakeholders to determine user requirements for a set of features.
• Contributes to the identification of dependencies, and the development of design documents for a product area with little oversight.
• Creates and implements code for a product, service, or feature, reusing code as applicable.
• Contributes to efforts to break down larger work items into smaller work items and provides estimation.
• Acts as a Designated Responsible Individual (DRI) working on-call to monitor system/product feature/service for degradation, downtime, or interruptions and gains approval to restore system/product/service for simple problems.
• Remains current in skills by investing time and effort into staying abreast of current developments that will improve the availability, reliability, efficiency, observability, and performance of products while also driving consistency in monitoring and operations at scale.
• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python.
• Demonstrated proficiency in software development, designing and writing fault-tolerant, resilient code in C, C++, C#, or Java programming languages.

Nice to Haves:

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field and 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 technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python OR equivalent experience.
• Demonstrated experience delivering cross-platform software.
• Proficiency in one or more of the following areas: large scale Internet applications, operating systems, distributed systems, client/server and multi-tier architecture, and asynchronous and multi-threaded programming.
• Strong problem-solving skills, drive for results, and ability to work independently.

What You'll Be Doing:

• Creating and implementing code for a product, service, or feature
• Staying current with developments to improve products
• Contributing to design documents and estimating work items
• Monitoring system/product features/services for issues
• Participating in software development and fault-tolerant code writing

Perks and Benefits:

• Perks and benefits vary depending on the nature of your employment with Microsoft and the country where you work.