Software Engineer

If you love the pursuit of excellence and are inspired by the challenges that come through driving innovations that impact how the world lives, works and plays, then we invite you to learn more about Finance Data and Experiences (FD&E) - and the value we deliver across Microsoft and to our customers and partners. We offer unique opportunities to work on interesting global projects in an environment that appreciates diversity, focuses on talent development, recognizes, and rewards great work. FD&E has a passion for customers, partners, and technology. We provide solutions to deliver more software to users worldwide by making easier and smarter ways for businesses to acquire and use the software they need. We make doing business with Microsoft easy.

We are looking to hire a Software Engineer for our team.

Business Intelligence (BI) and Data Insights are critical to increasing Microsoft’s operational efficiency and are key to the successful execution of both our current and future business strategies. This role will be part of a team that has the charter to put Analytics at the Heart of Operations.

The Operations Digital Solutions (ODS) team under FD&E is looking for an exceptionally talented Data Engineer to create solutions that drive a strategic internal program to improve cost and process efficiencies across our organization. A successful candidate in this role will possess analytical and conceptual skills and the ability to plan for end-to-end scenarios, read/write code, and drive integrations with other engineering teams. Successful candidates should have a track record of showing up in a variety of technical and business situations with an inquisitive, can-do mindset and the ability to break through barriers, challenge the status quo. Our ideal candidate will think about audience scenarios and demonstrate user empathy when designing and developing solutions. This candidate needs to have an eagerness to roll up sleeves, learn & apply the latest technologies, dive into technical development efforts, and deliver solutions that simplify complex business problems.

Now let's talk about you. You want to build best-in-class solutions using robust coding practices and the latest technology and techniques. You have passion and desire to work under an Agile DevOps culture and you enjoy the rhythm of a fast-paced startup environment. You relish the opportunity to work closely with your customers and deliver insight that delights them.

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

• Applying statistical and machine learning techniques to detect patterns in data that may indicate process breakage or compliance rule violations.
• You will design experiments, analyze results, and produce actionable, trustworthy conclusions from them.
• Present findings and recommendations to key decision makers at various managementlevels.
• Drive innovation leveraging Data Science and Machine Learning, to experiment with and establish new ways of driving customer engagement by leveraging data – ultimately resulting in usage and satisfaction growth.
• Implement ways to improve data reliability, efficiency, and quality.
• Collaborate with members of your team (e.g., data architects and engineers, full-stack developers) on the project’s goals.
• Drive process discovery and resolution of technical blockers; generate ideas and identify/solve problems.
• Produce simple, high quality code using frameworks, services, and reusable assets where possible

Other

• Embody our culture and values

Qualifications

Required/Minimum Qualifications

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

Additional or Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 1+ year(s) 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 with proven experience coding in languages including, but not limi