About the Role

Software Engineer II role on the Microsoft 365 IC3 Platform team, modernizing infrastructure for Teams and communication services. Responsibilities include designing platform features for large-scale distributed systems, migrating services to Linux/ARM64, and improving reliability and developer productivity.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and develop platform features for large-scale distributed software services
• Adhere to and drive modern software engineering practices through design and code reviews
• Develop engineering for services ensuring they are secure, reliable, diagnosable and reusable
• Write clean and optimized code, improve test coverage, and resolve problem areas
• Focus on customer/partner needs through a data driven approach

Required Skills & Qualifications

Must Have:

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 2+ years technical engineering experience
• 2+ years experience with coding in languages including C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python
• 2+ years experience with technical fundamentals in distributed systems, databases, or cloud-native architecture
• Ability to pass Microsoft Cloud background check security requirements

Nice to Have:

• Ability to communicate technical details clearly across organizational boundaries
• Experience in distributed systems and cloud infrastructure (Azure preferred)
• Experience in DevOps to maintain live services and/or application frameworks
• Proficiency in C#, C++, Go, or similar languages
• Experience with Linux and containerization (Docker, Kubernetes)

Benefits & Perks

• Industry leading healthcare