The Spartans team is part of the Artificial Intelligence and Research (AI+R) group at Microsoft, and it is looking for premier software engineers. We are a team of elite engineers with experience in scalable online technologies. We take on very high impact and valuable work and use our expertise to deliver it quickly. There is never a dull project in our portfolio; we are simply always working on the most strategic areas of Bing, Ads, News, and Maps. The key to Microsoft's mission to empower every person and every organization in the world to achieve more is to build the premier platforms and productivity services that are intelligent, personal and always accessible. The AI+R group is right in the center of that vision, providing some of the most successful products such as Bing, Ads, News, and Maps, or the brains behind several other products in Microsoft such as Office, Windows, Skype, Teams among others. Join us, and you will play a key role in building the next generation platform and
Required qualifications/experience: 2+ year experience working as a software engineer You can code in either C# or C++ or Java You can demonstrate strong software design skills You have strong problem-solving skills, cultivate positive relationships, and has clear communication and coordination skills Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Computer Science or related field required
Additional qualifications and experience preferred: Experience with OOP, TDD, and agile development models Experience with Microsoft Azure services is highly desirable Experience with SQL, NoSQL, and Big Data technologies Experience in implementing cross-browser web applications Experience building web services using ASP.NET (or similar technologies) and SDKs based on REST APIs, ODATA or JSON Knowledge of Windows, iOS/OSX, Android app development Machine learning model development Experience with Bing or Ads technology stack