Senior Backend Engineer

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Responsibilities

• Write maintainable, extensible, well-tested, secure, and high-performance code following industry best practices.
• Lead architectural discussions, develop complex design specifications, and innovate on product solutions.
• Understand the full software stack, primarily working on backend cloud services, but able to contribute to client app and web development if needed.
• Collaborate with partner teams and stakeholders to ensure seamless integration, scalability, and live-site readiness.
• Lead by example in coding, code review, debugging, and use of AI tools throughout the software development lifecycle.
• Continuously update skills, seek out new technologies, and share knowledge within the team.
• Implement and uphold security standards across all layers of solutions.
• Develop and improve software engineering tools and automation to enhance development efficiency.
• Use experimentation and telemetry to measure impact and improve product quality.

Qualifications

Required 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 toC, C++, C#, Java, Rust or Python
  • OR equivalent experience.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master’s Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 6+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, or Python
  • OR Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 8+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, or Python
  • OR equivalent experience.
• Experience developing and maintaining large distributed systems with high reliability and latency requirements
• Familiarity Azure Dev Ops, Git, and C# development.
• Knowledge of networking and web protocols (HTTPS, REST, OAuth).
• Knowledge of developing and maintaining large-scale distributed systems.
• Familiarity with client app development on Windows/iOS/Android.

Software Engineering IC4 – The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $119,800 – $234,700 per year. There is a different range applicable to specific work locations, within the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area, and the base pay range for this role in those locations is USD $158,400 – $258,000 per year.

Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here:
https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/us-corporate-pay

This position will be open for a minimum of 5 days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.

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