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Overview In Windows Experiences, we are accelerating innovation, strengthening brand preference, and driving growth across Microsoft services and platforms. As we deliver on many key priorities, we are committed to delivering available, reliable, resilient, secure, observable, and cost-effective applications across our broader organization. Our culture of growth mindset and empowerment are central to who we are and how we work. As a Senior Software Engineer on this team, you'll help shape and influence adoption of best practices and standards for Windows services, research and develop solutions to complex technical challenges, and have opportunities to make a huge impact on the experiences we continuously deliver to millions of customers around the world. 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. Responsibilities • Partner across multiple product groups to apply subject-matter expertise in distributed systems design practices, interactions between cloud technology layers and components, basic dependencies at scale, and the code that defines infrastructures. • Lead by example and mentor others to produce extensible and maintainable code used across products. • Collaborate with a team of architects to research, define, and prove standards and best practices that can be applied to improve system, platform, and/or product development and operations across the business. • Drive continuous improvements in the architecture, code, features, operations and comprehensive use scenarios of products by leveraging end-to-end technical expertise. • Provide technical leadership in planning, reviews, and meetings throughout product development and operations cycles. Qualifications Required/Minimum Qualifications: • Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 4+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Rust or Java. • OR equivalent experience. Additional or preferred qualifications 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 Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter. Preferred Qualifications: • 7+ years technical experience in software engineering, network engineering, or systems administration. • OR Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field AND 3+ years technical experience in software engineering, network engineering, or systems engineering. • OR Master's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field AND 2+ years technical experience in software engineering, network engineering, or systems engineering. • Awareness of, and ability to reason about, modern software & systems architectures • Previous experience as a technical lead that can drive engineering solutions. • Proven ability to design and develop loosely coupled, componentized, and durable software that can be easily extended and meets requirements on time.  • Ability to deal with ambiguity and understand key business needs in line with competing priorities and apply the right technology and implementation to the solution.   • Proven analytical, problem-solving, and debugging skills with a solid understanding of object-oriented design, coding patterns, and testing practices.  #W+DJOBS Software Engineering IC4 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $119,800 - $234,700 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 $160,200 - $261,000 per year. Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here: careers.microsoft.com This position will be open for a minimum of 5 days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled. Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. 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 with religious accommodations and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations.

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Lead by example and mentor others to produce extensible and maintainable code used across products.
Collaborate with a team of architects to research, define, and prove standards and best practices that can be applied to improve system, platform, and/or product development and operations across the business.
Drive continuous improvements in the architecture, code, features, operations and comprehensive use scenarios of products by leveraging end-to-end technical expertise.
Provide technical leadership in planning, reviews, and meetings throughout product development and operations cycles.
Microsoft Cloud Background Check: This position will be required to pass the Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter.
OR Master's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field AND 2+ years technical experience in software engineering, network engineering, or systems engineering.
Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here:
This position will be open for a minimum of 5 days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.

Nice-to-haves

Additional or preferred qualifications
Awareness of, and ability to reason about, modern software & systems architectures
Previous experience as a technical lead that can drive engineering solutions.
Proven ability to design and develop loosely coupled, componentized, and durable software that can be easily extended and meets requirements on time.
Ability to deal with ambiguity and understand key business needs in line with competing priorities and apply the right technology and implementation to the solution.
Proven analytical, problem-solving, and debugging skills with a solid understanding of object-oriented design, coding patterns, and testing practices.

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