Senior Software Engineer

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• Design and implement scalable, reliable, maintainable services
• Demonstrate strategic understanding of the timing and rationale for design choices, within the scope of work.
• Apply metrics to drive the quality and stability of code - Have a sense of pride, commitment, and personal accountability for the service quality, completeness and resulting user experience for the life of the product or service
• Work closely with geographically distributed team, including Product Managers and developers, to drive key improvements in backend Engineering System. Qualifications (Text Only)- 6 years of experience in software development. (Required Years of technical engineering experience with coding in languages including C# OR Java. - Experience in building scalable services in cloud using C# /.Net and Java. - BS in Computer Science or higher, equivalent industry experience. - Demonstrated problem solving and debugging skills. (Required) - Breadth and depth technical knowledge in software engineering. - Experience in building, shipping, and operating reliable system software preferably with experience in large scale high availability distributed systems. 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 background and Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter. 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 background and Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter. #MSFTSecurity #MSFTSecurity Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request via the Accommodation request form. Benefits/perks listed below may vary depending on the nature of your employment with Microsoft and the country where you work.

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