Senior Software Engineer, Data Engineering

The Consumer Sales Organization (CSO) is a global team at Microsoft responsible for sales across Modern Life (Windows, Microsoft 365, and Surface) and Gaming. CSO puts 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 Team is an integral part of CSO, providing the data necessary to run these businesses, used by both non-managers and executives alike.   

We are seeking an experienced Senior Software Engineer, Data Engineering, who is comfortable creating and working with big data systems. We operate at a scale that few others do, processing data on a daily basis through various systems. We use a number of different programming languages and work on several different platforms. Security and compliance are paramount in all that we do.  

The ideal candidate will be experienced in the Security Development Lifecycle (SDL), security assessments, and vulnerability management. They will also be well-versed in complying with privacy regulations. They will be excited about learning the newest security guidelines and applying them in their everyday work. They will think deeply about how to keep new and existing systems compliant with ever-changing privacy regulations. 

The successful candidate will be comfortable working individually on challenging projects as well as within a team. They will help architect and implement solutions. They may also guide others in the implementation of solutions. They will regularly 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. As employees we 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.

Required/Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, or related technical discipline AND 4+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python
  • OR equivalent experience

Additional or Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 8+ years  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 6+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python
  • OR equivalent experience.
• 7+ years of software design and development experience with middle tier or backend services. 
• 5+ years hands on experience in any Object-Oriented coding language such as C++, C#, Java or Python. Cloud and services experience; Azure cloud experience. 
• Solid communication skills, with the ability to convey complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders. 
• Ability to motivate, mentor, and develop other engineers and provide technical leadership with a Growth Mindset and desire to learn, a tendency to embrace challenges, persist in the face of setback, see failures as essential to mastery, learn from criticism and find lessons and inspiration in the success of others. 
• Create a diverse and inclusive culture where everyone can bring their full and authentic self, where all voices are heard, and where we do our best work as a result. 
• A sense of personal ownership and accountability, together with the ability to develop and deliver to deadlines while managing internal stakeholder expectations. 
• Experience deploying, monitoring, and operating services in the cloud. 

Software Engineering IC4 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $117,200 - $229,200 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 $153,600 - $250,200 per year.

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Microsoft will accept applications for the role until January 12, 2025.

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• Work closely with project managers, privacy, and other engineers to define requirements, design, and deliver solutions. 
• Lead by example within the team by creating sustainable code designs, producing extensible and maintainable code, and testing all code thoroughly. Optimize, debug, refactor, and reuse code to improve performance and maintainability, effectiveness, and return on investment (ROI). 
• Review the code of a product to ensure it meets the team's and Microsoft's quality standards, is reliable and accurate, and is appropriate for the scale of the product/solution area. 
• Drive efforts to ensure the correct processes are followed to achieve a high degree of security, privacy, safety, and accessibility. Create and ensure the presence of visible evidence to demonstrate compliance for products. 
• Act as a Designated Responsible Individual (DRI) and guide other engineers by developing and following the playbook, working on call to monitor system/product/service for degradation, downtime, or interruptions. Drive efforts to reduce incident volume, looking globally at incidences and providing broad resolutions. 
• Learn new technology in a constantly evolving environment.