Software Engineer II

The Files and Identity Team drives collaboration, identity, and cloud experience infrastructure for Office. We deliver the platform and collaboration experiences so that our customers can work on the same document with others, in real-time, on any device. We drive the sign-in stack and experiences in apps like Office, Edge, Teams and OneDrive. We work with Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and the rest of Office to deliver performant and always-available access to your documents in the cloud. We modernize the collaboration experience with intelligent clients and services, and we are on the front lines of enabling Copilot for Office.  

If you obsess over technical details and want to solve some of the hardest problems in the core part of Office, then we are looking for a driven and execution-oriented Software Engineer II and we would love to meet you. 

We want you to help us deliver an excellent cloud experience to our customers. We will continue to modernize core Word, Excel and PowerPoint workflows and remove friction in the user experience fundamentals. We use data to understand where opportunities exist. And are grounded in data-based business metrics: increased customer satisfaction and cloud usage.  Our tech portfolio spans the Microsoft client identity stack, the core Office storage stack, the client coauthoring and collaboration stacks, and more

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

• Write code. You will architect and build security, identity, and collaboration features that ship to hundreds of millions of customers around the world.   

• Work across organizations and directly with partners both in Office and across Microsoft, including other engineers and product leaders.   

• Use data as the basis for decision making.   

• Grow as an engineer in a modern and highly-impactful team. 
• We have opportunities for smart and motivated engineers at all career stages and are serious about career opportunities and growth.  

Other 

• Embody our Culture and Values 

Qualifications

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 2+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java
  • 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 4+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java
  • OR equivalent experience
• Ability to effectively communicate about technical subjects  and desire to learn. 
• Experience collaborating with others to deliver software features or projects.  

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