New 
Software Engineer
 Microsoft | |
 United States, Washington, Redmond | |
 Aug 01, 2025 | |
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OverviewThe Windows Shell and Services team is seeking an innovative Software Engineer II and Senior Software Engineer to help us push the boundaries of performance and reliability. We're looking for a Software Engineer who's eager to dive into Microsoft and AI technologies, grow in a collaborative and inclusive environment, and help shape the next generation of AI-powered Windows experiences. You will have the opportunity to contribute to the services and connectivity fabric powering connected experiences for millions of Windows users. Senior Software Engineer and Software Engineer II postions available. Our mission is to enhance customer lifetime value by creating AI-driven experiences grounded in data and user delight. Our engineering culture is modern, agile, and dedicated to building robust platforms that allow us to ship with confidence and security.We embrace a culture which is customer focused, collaborative, fun loving, delivers continuously and drives engineering excellence. We are a diverse team. We embrace people from all backgrounds, to help us build the best cross-device experience for people across the world. 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.
ResponsibilitiesCollaborates 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.Embody our culture and values | |