Senior Software Engineer

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The E+D Growth Team's role is to help grow our user and customer base so we can fulfill Microsoft's mission of empowering every person and organization on the planet to achieve more. We do this through Product-Led Growth motions that we develop, facilitate, and partner with teams throughout Microsoft to deliver so we can bring more of Microsoft's software - across Microsoft 365, Windows, and elsewhere - to more users and convert those users into customers. We work with every segment of the market including consumers and businesses of all sizes, helping to facilitate improved engagement, retention, and acquisition for the wide array of products inside of the Experiences and Devices organization.

Lead the next wave of growth for Microsoft's most transformative products.

As part of the E+D Growth team, you will help define and deliver our Product-Led Growth (PLG) strategy across Windows, Office, and beyond crafting magical, AI-powered experiences that hundreds of millions of people rely on every day.

As a Senior Software Engineer you will play a critical role in driving the adoption and monetization of Microsoft 365 Copilot through Product-Led Growth methodologies. This role requires a strategic thinker and executor with a deep understanding of product development, user experience, experimentation, and data-driven decision-making. The position require building new experiences, running experimentation and making data driven decision to make a ship candidates. The role will provide opportunities for impact in a high growth area for E+D.

We are builders, explorers, and connectors and we are looking for a like-minded Software Engineering Managers who thrives on driving big ideas from spark to scale. We are looking for candidates with a growth mindset, and someone who fosters collaboration with teammates and partners.

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. In alignment with our Microsoft values, we are committed to cultivating an inclusive work environment for all employees to positively impact our culture every day.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 7+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python
  • OR equivalent experience.

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:

• 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.

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• Collaborates with appropriate stakeholders to determine user requirements for a scenario.
• Drives identification of dependencies and the development of design documents for a product, application, service, or platform.
• Creates, implements, optimizes, debugs, refactors, and reuses code to establish and improve performance and maintainability, effectiveness, and return on investment (ROI).
• Leverages subject-matter expertise of product features and partners with appropriate stakeholders (e.g., project managers) to drive a workgroup's project plans, release plans, and work items.
• Acts as a Designated Responsible Individual (DRI) and guides 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 seeks new knowledge and adapts 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.