Are you an experienced
Software Engineer II
with a passion for building high scale microservices? Do you excel in collaborating with Architects, Product management, and Data disciplines? Do you thrive on solving complex and ambiguous challenges? If so, come join us!We are the Microsoft Store team, part of the Windows Experiences organization. Our team’s vision is for Store to be the preferred place to discover and acquire high quality apps and games which users need most; and for Developers & ISVs (Independent Software Vendors) to be excited to build Windows apps and games because they can innovate, differentiate, and exceed their business goals on Windows. We are also leveraging AI to enhance customer and developer experiences on the Microsoft Store! You will be a member of a new and growing team that builds high scale, secure, reliable, low latency Cloud services that power the Microsoft App Store experience that runs on 1.5 billion Windows devices worldwide!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
You will be an experienced cloud services engineer responsible for building services that power client experiences to enable app discovery, app acquisition, and performance marketing tools. As a Software Engineer you will work with other software engineers, designers, and product owners to launch new experiences that integrate with existing systems. You will be data driven and have a growth mindset towards experimentation and learning. We welcome your innovative ideas and fresh perspectives to strengthen our culture that is grounded in customer obsession, diversity and inclusion.
Qualifications
Skills required
- 3+ years of experience working on Search algorithms and Search technologies. Ability to fine tune search algorithms and help better discoverability for apps and games.
- Experience working on large scale services
- Exceptional teamwork and values that foster a positive team culture
- Experience in collaborating with teams across different time zones and geographies
- Strong and applied knowledge of object-oriented programming languages such as C# and .NET
- Strong and applied knowledge of Cloud services infrastructure, frameworks, and technologies such as Azure Cloud Services, Azure Service Fabric, .Net Framework, NuGet packages, and Git
- Knowledge of common services design patterns and application development best practices
- Demonstrated ability to ramp up on both new and old technologies
- Experience in working within an agile software development team, leveraging experimentation and prototyping, while continuing to measure and iterate
- Proven fundamental understanding of how to deliver end-to-end scenarios with security, reliability, and engineering quality in mind
- Ability to learn and work effectively in a highly ambiguous, rapidly evolving environment
Skills Preferred
- Strong Proficiency in Search Algo, Ranking and Scrapping platforms
- Proficiency in RESTful web services technologies
- Knowledge of the latest data storage, analysis, and visualization systems (CosmosDB, PowerBI)
- Nice to have - Knowledge of Azure AI search, Scrapping tools as well as specific technologies such as Azure Cloud Services, Azure Service Fabric, .NET Core, .Net Framework, NuGet packages, Git, Service Bus, Event Hub, Data Factory, Tables/Queues/Blobs, SQL, Key Vault, Application Insights
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