Software Engineer II

We are building the next-generation Meeting Monitoring, Notifications, and Insights Platform that powers timely, reliable, and secure notifications across Microsoft Teams Admin experiences. Our mission is to deliver a scalable, extensible, and intelligent backend system that supports millions of users and workloads with precision and resilience. As a

Software Engineer II

, you will play a key role in designing and implementing backend services that enable rich notification capabilities, meeting health diagnostics, and actionable insights.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

• Design, implement, and maintain scalable backend services for the platform using modern cloud technologies (e.g., Azure, Cosmos DB, Event Hubs, Service Bus).
• Collaborate with product managers, UX designers, and partner teams to define and deliver end-to-end features.
• Own and improve service reliability, observability, and performance metrics.
• Write clean, maintainable, and well-tested code with a focus on security and privacy.
• Contribute to design reviews, code reviews, and technical documentation.
• Participate in on-call rotations and contribute to incident resolution and root cause analysis.
• Mentor junior engineers and foster a culture of learning and inclusion.
  

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

• 4–7 years of experience in backend development, preferably in distributed systems or cloud services.
• Proficiency in C#, Java, or similar object-oriented languages.
• Experience with RESTful APIs, microservices architecture, and asynchronous messaging patterns.
• Strong debugging, problem-solving, and analytical skills.
• Passion for building reliable, secure, and scalable systems.
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Azure services (e.g., Azure Event Hubs, Cosmos DB, Azure Service Hub, Azure Redis Cache, Azure Table Storage).
• Exposure to notifications systems, messaging queues, or event-driven architectures.
  

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