Software Engineer II Microsoft
Redmond, WA

Job Description

As Microsoft continues to develop the Intelligent Cloud & Edge the set of customer experiences will grow every day. In the AI Perception and Mixed Reality Team we are focused on enabling those experiences with physical devices like HoloLens as well as new services in Azure. Our tech moves beyond screens and pixels, creating a new reality aimed at bringing us closer together-whether it is a social gathering in virtual reality or some yet undreamt-of possibility. To get there, we are incorporating diverse groundbreaking technologies, from the revolutionary Holographic Processing Unit to computer vision, machine learning, human-computer interaction, and speech services. We are a growing team of talented engineers and artists putting technology on a human path across all Windows devices, including Microsoft HoloLens, IoT, tablets, and desktops.

* Applicants must be US citizens, green card holders, of have been granted asylum in the United States
* BS or Masters in Computer Science or similar engineering degree, or 3-5+ years of equivalent industry experience
* Object oriented design, coding, and E2E testing experience in one of more of these languages C++, C#, Objective C, Java, Python, or JavaScript
* Experience with Windows or Linux or Android development and development environments
* Experience with build and test systems such as Azure Dev Ops or Jenkins along with familiarity of continuous integration and continuous deployment practices.
* Experience with Azure, AWS, or other cloud solutions
* Excellent detailed written and verbal communications skills
* Tolerance for ambiguity working through incubation to actual product definition

There are plenty of other skills that are not required, but you will find useful in this role. Let us know if you have experience with:

* Git / GitHub
* Debugging experience on Windows, Android, IOS
* Python / Powershell Scripting languages

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.

HoloLens v2 was recently announced and with the release already fascinating projects have emerged in real world. This role is focused around the engineering services such as build machine management, developer environment provisioning, test orchestration, and test execution to empower the developers creating experiences on the device and platform. Your client and service infrastructure changes will enable bring-up along with full scale development of applications in a tightly controlled environment. You will need to engage with developers across the team to understand requirements, produce results that scale, and measure success via telemetry. Creativity in problem solving will be a common occurrence via writing new code or adopting existing industry solutions with a focus on stability, ease of use, and developer satisfaction.

Key Responsibilities:

* Research, design, and implement tools and services around build and test systems along with E2E integration of these systems
* Attention to detail to ensure all deployed systems meet the necessary legal and security requirements for the project.
* Provide clear documentation and technical write-ups on code you write and running services that allow the systems to follow an 'Infrastructure As Code' model and near daily releases to production systems.
* Work closely with hardware and software teams to deliver an elegant solution that maximizes code reuse across different platforms while maintains project security
* Adopt appropriate telemetry strategies to understand how your code is leveraged and overall framework reliability
* Own accurate costing for your engineering activities, and execute with high accountability to schedule and quality