Software Engineer II - Android Job at Microsoft Corporation (Multiple Locations)

Job Description

As part of Microsoft’s vision of redefining productivity in a mobile-first and cloud-first world, 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. Microsoft Teams is core to Microsoft's vision for intelligent communications. We are THE hub for teamwork in Microsoft 365 with hundreds of thousands of organizations, and tens of millions of users across the globe, using Teams. We are looking for a great software engineer to drive our efforts in areas ranging across performance, mobile architecture, and customer growth on Android and iOS platforms. This position is with the Microsoft Teams’ Android client team which tackles the toughest challenges in the mobile collaboration and productivity space. With customer driven release timelines, and deep collaboration with multiple partner teams, this team works on a spectrum of technologies across the company and beyond. This is the place to be if you want to learn more about the latest on Android and communication platforms. We are looking for an experienced developer who is passionate about reliability, performance, and innovative mobile technologies. If you are comfortable working in a fast-moving environment, enjoy incrementally building a well-defined long-term architecture in a diverse, close nit, supportive team and have a desire to continuously innovate, this may be the team for you.

Job Responsibility

Solve and address any issues in the application fundamentals across various areas as we continue to build the next generation capabilities for the Teams Mobile Application for Android
Improve the system architecture to scale our mobile development agility
Have a great understanding of mobile applications, deep understanding of the competitive landscape and usage scenarios. Being able to plan + design various features in stages to reach the end goal in an evolutionary way is critical
Be a great engineer. You will be accountable for the design, implementation and delivery of solutions that will directly impact on the customer experience and store rating
Doing this in an efficient, maintainable way, with emphasis on reliability and product performance as the top concern is necessary
Earn the technical respect of the people on your team. The ideal candidate should be capable of working across application layers, supporting partner services, and driving deliverables in collaboration with v-teams that span across org boundaries
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, alerting stakeholders about status and initiates actions to restore system/product/service for simple and complex problems when appropriate
Proactively seek new knowledge and adapt to new trends, technical solutions, and patterns that will improve the availability, reliability, efficiency, observability, and performance of products while also driving consistency in monitoring and operations at scale

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python OR equivalent experience
Knowledge of end-to-end software development life cycle for Android platform is required
Track record of shipping successful products
Ability to work in large teams to address complex problems with a thorough design and collaborate with multiple partners on common goals
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

Nice to have

Master's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 3+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python OR Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 5+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python OR equivalent experience

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