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Job Details
Posted date: Dec 03, 2025
Category: Software Engineering
Location: Multiple Locations, Multiple Locations
Employment type: Full-Time
Work location type: 0 days / week in-office – remote
Role: Individual Contributor
Description
OverviewWe are hiring multiple Senior Software Engineers and Principal Software Engineers to join the Microsoft 365 team. These are remote positions, allowing you to work from the comfort of your home!
The Microsoft 365 team is looking for software engineers to help design and build one of the fastest-growing cloud services at Microsoft.
Do you want to work on a product that ships new features every week? If so, the Microsoft 365 team would love to hear from you!
We build and operate the largest enterprise cloud productivity system in the world. Across products such as Exchange, Teams, and SharePoint, we power communication, sharing, search, intelligent assistance, extensibility through Microsoft Graph, and more. We maintain high reliability and availability, strong privacy and compliance, and millisecond-level latency. Our work combines approaches from API design, machine learning, distributed computing, workflow engines, algorithm optimization, and more. Join us to define, design, and deliver what enterprise cloud productivity means.
By applying to this position, you will be considered for multiple similar positions within our organization for an invitation-only virtual interview day. Position specifics, including hiring team, location, and position details, will be determined following the interview process.
Responsibilities
Drive a project through to delivery removing obstacles as needed to ensure success. Contribute to the design of large-scale distributed software services and solutions. Write clean, well-tested code. Champion and drive improvements to team software engineering practices. Mentor junior engineers. Collaborate with related teams to achieve goals. Promote knowledge sharing and contribute to onboarding documentation for new engineers. Act as a participant in the on-call rotation to monitor service for degradation, downtime, or interruptions and perform complex incident management and problem resolution for the service.
Qualifications
Main Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Engineering OR equivalent experience.At least 5 years of experience in software design and backend service development.5+ years of hands-on experience in an object-oriented language such as C++, C#, Java, Python, or equivalent experience with C.Global collaboration is integral to our work at Microsoft, and proficiency in English is essential for effective communication in this role.
Preferred Qualifications
Master's degree in Computer Science or Engineering.Ability to communicate technical details clearly.Experience in DevOps for live services or application frameworks.Cloud services experience; Azure experience is highly desirable.Strong analytical skills and a structured approach to software design.Passion for building reliable, well-tested services.Experience with Agile and iterative development processes.
Interpersonal Skills
Growth mindset: eager to learn, embrace challenges, persist through setbacks, and learn from feedback and others’ success.Commitment to diversity and inclusion: fostering a culture where everyone can be authentic and heard.Confident and articulate in expressing ideas to diverse audiences.Strong sense of ownership and accountability, with the ability to meet deadlines and manage stakeholder expectations.Self-motivated and collaborative across teams and organizations.
This position will be open for a minimum of 5 days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.
Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. 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 with religious accommodations and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations.
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