Software Engineer 1

Microsoft Bing is looking for a Software Engineer to build and deliver the next big consumer business for Microsoft. We are set out in a journey to connect students, parents, educators, and skill instructors around the world, enabling them to share knowledge and have affordable 24/7 access to quality information and education on a variety of subjects that augment and compliment what traditional school systems can offer. With our global 1 billion user footprint and incredible search, AI, and collaboration tool muscle, we have the opportunity to create millions of high-quality connections between students and educators at unprecedented scale and affordable cost.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Program Managers, Designers, Architects and stakeholders for workforce planning, demand planning and end-to-end service design
• Leading Design, Code reviews to ensure consistently high level of design and implementation
• Strong Live Site focus and operational excellence
• Ensure teams engineering strategy is aligned with organization goals and best practices are followed
• Deliver high-quality cloud-based solutions in an agile methodology
• Ensuring that all programs are delivered with agreed upon business value, on time and highest quality
• Ensuring that all features embody engineering best practices, efficient, scalable architecture, elegant design and high-quality implementation
• Ensuring compliance with Security, Accessibility, GDPR etc. and performance criteria
• Use data and insights from customer and production to contribute to some technical design and implementation decisions
  
  

Qualifications

• 2+ years of software development experience with proficiency in C/C++, C# or Java.
• Experience in micro-services, NoSQL database, Messaging queues etc.
• Great problem solving and analytical skills.
• Well versed with DevOps practices
• Excellent communicator, capable of building and maintaining relationships with various Microsoft teams.
• BS/MS in Computer Science, Engineering and/or equivalent industry experience is preferred.
• Related experiences in search/recommendation algorithms, on-line education industry, consumer/marketplace data analytics are big pluses.
  
  

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.