Software Engineer

Job description

Microsoft Teams is the new collaboration and communication app for teams. Come join us and the journey to delivering great experiences on the desktop. Are you a great Software Engineer? Do you like working on technology problems which impact people on a global scale? We believe the modern workspace is underserved by the existing software solutions and we are building the new, truly modern collaboration and productivity hub for the workspace.

This is a v1 product which tackles the toughest challenges in the team collaboration and productivity space, with aggressive timelines and an opportunity to work with teams and technologies across the company and beyond. If you want to work in a startup like environment with the desire to move fast, this may be the team for you. We are building experiences that run in the browser, on the desktop (Windows, Mac) and iOS, Android and Windows Phone 10.

This position is for the Desktop Client team. We deliver the primary client for our users on Win7+, Mac and with special focus on being great on Windows 10. We will also be the team to interact with any Windows platform efforts and so there is the chance to work on cool future tech. The Desktop client is built using Electron (oss) to wrap our web app and helps provide a uniform base experience across all the OS'es we need to support. There is work in script, HTML, C# and C++ and lots to explore and learn!  

Successful candidates should also have:    

     • Strong passion for delivering high quality, large scale services in storage, search, data or related areas.  

     • Ability to ramp up quickly on new technologies and adopt solution from within the company or from the Open Source community.  

     • Experience in Outlook or other Office clients is a plus  

     • Experience with Azure, Exchange, Office 365 services fabric or other large scale services is a plus.  

     • Experience in DevOps environments.  

     • Experience with agile project management methodologies.  

     • Exceptional problem solving & debugging skills.  

     • Experience with unit-test, continuous integration and test driven development is a plus.  

One or more of:  

     • 2+ years of relevant experience.  

     • BS Degree in CS or related engineering field.  

Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, national origin or ancestry, age, disability, marital status, pregnancy, protected veteran status, protected genetic information, political affiliation, or any other characteristics protected by local laws, regulations, or ordinances.  

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