Software Engineer II Microsoft
Redmond, WA

Job Description

Are you passionate about web development? Do you love working with the latest tools and technologies? Do you want to revolutionize the user experiences for Microsoft Azure?

Ours is a fast-paced team shipping the next generation solutions in an exciting, inclusive, and data driven workplace, where we harness the power of the cloud and push the boundaries of what a web-based user experience can do.

We build the highly engaging and productive Azure Portal which is the centerpiece of all user interactions for Microsoft Azure customers. It includes support for application and resource management, deployment, health monitoring, billing, and everything in between. It's a unified management experience, targeted towards developers and IT professionals, that brings together diverse experiences in data centers around the globe.

The Azure Portal is designed to be highly extensible, and we deliver the necessary tools and services in the form of a Framework/SDK which is used by partner teams to build experiences that are critical to Microsoft Azure's success. In the spirit of agility, we iterate quickly and deploy to production every day.

If you want to work in such an agile environment and help set the direction in a highly strategic, impactful, and challenging charter of the cloud, then this is the place for you!

To learn more, sign up for a free trial of our services:

https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/free/

And explore the portal:

https://portal.azure.com/

Or read about some of our recent work here:

https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/tag/azure-portal/

Basic Qualifications:

* At least 2 years' experience in web development
* Experience with at least one or more web technologies, such as: HTTP/HTML/JavaScript/CSS, IIS, ASP.Net, Node.js, REST APIs
* Bachelor's degree in Computer Science (or related field), OR equivalent industry experience

Preferred Qualifications:

* Creative and highly-motivated
* Productive and effective when working in a highly collaborative environment
* Proficiency building frameworks and solid API design skills
* A love for libraries and frameworks like jQuery, Knockout.js, and ASP.NET MVC
* Passion for languages and tools like TypeScript, ES6/ECMAScript 2015, and Promises
* Experience with technologies like Single Page Applications, JSON, AJAX, and Git
* Passion for testing; we use Jenkins, QUnit, and Selenium at cloud-scale
* Prior work experience with Azure, Cloud Services, and REST APIs

Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements are required for this role. These requirements include but are not limited to the following specialized security screenings: Microsoft Cloud Background Check. This position will be required to pass the Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter.

Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request via the Accommodation request form.

Benefits/perks listed below may vary depending on the nature of your employment with Microsoft and the country where you work.

The Software Engineer will work on creating compelling web experiences with the latest technologies. We use HTML5, TypeScript, jQuery, Knockout.js, D3, LESS, ASP.NET MVC, Web Sockets, REST, Web Services, Git, Jenkins, and others.