Senior Software Engineer

Microsoft Corporation; Vancouver; On-site; CAD 108,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Senior Software Engineer, where you'll tackle complex challenges and develop innovative solutions for Microsoft Teams. This role offers a unique chance to work with cutting-edge technologies, contributing to a product that is transforming workplace collaboration. Collaborate with diverse teams, engage with external developers, and shape the future of intelligent bots. If you're passionate about systems design and cloud applications, this is the perfect opportunity to advance your career in a culture that values respect, integrity, and inclusion.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of technical engineering experience in coding.
• Experience architecting and building large-scale cloud applications.

Responsibilities

• Develop efficient validation logic and implement high-availability patterns.
• Collaborate with teams to create compelling user scenarios on Teams platform.
• Provide technical leadership for strategic initiatives.

Skills

C

C++

C#

Java

JavaScript

Python

Cloud Applications

Automation

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science

Tools

Azure

AWS

GCP

Kubernetes

Job description

Are you interested in joining one of the most innovative and impactful product groups at Microsoft?

You will be working on cutting-edge solutions that support the next evolution in collaboration and productivity through Microsoft Teams.

The Microsoft Teams Developer Platform provides exciting opportunities to build resilient, highly scalable services that support bot scenarios for an ever-growing user and developer base. This role offers an unparalleled opportunity to advance your skills in systems design, high-scale service architecture, public API development, and modern technologies like .NET Core, Redis, and Azure Cosmos DB.

As a Senior Software Engineer , you will:

• Tackle complex problems and develop innovative solutions.

• Collaborate with a diverse, cross-functional team of engineers and product managers, while also engaging directly with external developers to ensure their feedback shapes the evolution of our services.

• Contribute to one of the fastest-growing products in Microsoft's history.

• You'll be working on the forefront of the latest advancements in AI, shaping the future of intelligent bots and their applications across various industries.

Interested in how Microsoft Teams is revolutionizing workplace collaboration?

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

• Develop efficient validation logic and implement high-availability and resiliency patterns (e.g., Circuit Breaker, Retry, Fallback) to ensure reliable, seamless service at scale.

• Collaborate with internal teams and industry stakeholders to align dependencies and create compelling user scenarios on the Teams platform.

• Design, develop, and deploy high-quality features with solid execution and deployment plans, driving innovation with a customer-centric approach.

• Provide technical leadership for strategic initiatives, guiding the team to ensure excellence in technical execution and platform integration.

• Reuse and contribute to open-source libraries, establishing best practices for monitoring, troubleshooting, and operational excellence.

• Own and operate services of massive scale.

• Perform live site/dev ops engineering for services with top notch monitoring, dashboards, and troubleshooting guides.

Qualifications

Required 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.

• 2+ years of experiencearchitecting and building large-scale cloud applications.

Background Check 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:

• Experience developing test plans, cases, conditions, and scenarios in support of application validation and platform infrastructure.

• Proficiency with cloud computing platforms (Azure, AWS, or GCP), Kubernetes, and distributed service presence.

• Familiarity with Agile, Scrum, or Lean methodologies.

• Expertise in increasing efficiency through automation and reducing operational expenditure.

Software Engineering IC4 - The typical base pay range for this role across Canada is CAD $108,100 - CAD $199,700 per year.

Find additional pay information here: https://careers.microsoft.com/v2/global/en/canada-pay-information.html

Microsoft will accept applications for the role until May 16, 2025.

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 (https://careers.microsoft.com/v2/global/en/accessibility.html) .