Software Engineer II - Mobile

The 

Office Android Shared Team

 powers the shared components and experiences across 

Word

, 

Excel

, and 

PowerPoint

 on Android. We focus on delivering best-in-class UX, enabling next-gen collaboration, and ensuring business-critical fundamentals—all while driving engagement for millions of users.This role offers the opportunity to build high-performance, scalable, and user-friendly features, improve core fundamentals, integrate the latest mobile trends, and bring AI-driven innovation to the Office suite. You’ll collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver seamless productivity experiences on a global scale.If you're passionate about mobile innovation and making a real impact, let’s connect!

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain features for the Office Android Suite of Applications using Java, Kotlin, and C++.
• Collaborate with product managers, designers, and other engineers to define and implement solutions that meet user needs.
• Optimize application performance and memory usage across a wide range of Android devices.
• Participate in code reviews, debugging, and triaging issues.
• Contribute to continuous integration and deployment pipelines.
• Engineer features with strong attention to quality, performance, robustness, and resource usage
• Work independently and collaboratively within and across product teams (across global development centres)
  

Qualifications

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, or related technical discipline AND 3+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, Java, Kotlin OR equivalent experience.
• Proven skill in designing large features or a small product.
• Fast learner with good interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills
• Strong in analytical problem solving and good fundamentals in CS.
• Passion for learning new skills with the ability to thrive in a feedback-driven environment. 
  

Preferred Qualifications

• 2+ years of demonstrated experience in mobile development (Android / iOS). 
• Experience with JNI and integrating native C++ code in Android apps.
• Knowledge of accessibility, localization, and internationalization practices.
• Previous experience with large-scale mobile applications 
• Strong understanding of Android SDK, NDK, UI frameworks, and performance tuning.
• Having a background or early exposure to experimentation and data science.
  

Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. Consistent with applicable law, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran or military status, race, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations.