Senior Software Engineering

Overview

OneDrive is looking for a Principal Software Engineer who is passionate about developing web frontend applications at scale and with quality while rapidly materializing product innovation. In this role you will have an opportunity to partner across organizations and roles to build a new generation of delightful photos experiences for hundreds of millions of users. This is an opportunity to join the development of a new, bold product concept in its early days, work in a space that is very translatable to anybody who captures photos / videos in their life and an opportunity to integrate the latest AI technology into the product. 

OneDrive is a rapidly growing service at the center of Microsoft's cloud, reaching almost every part of the company. Hundreds of millions of people depend on OneDrive to store their most important files for work, home, and school. We are a diverse team of developers, creatives, data scientists and program managers delivering a full spectrum of software and services from incubation and envisioning right through to software development, customer delivery and service operations. 

Microsoft's mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. As employees we come together with a growth mindset, innovate to empower others, and collaborate to realize our shared goals. Each day we build on our values of respect, integrity, and accountability to create a culture of inclusion where everyone can thrive at work and beyond.

Responsibilities
We are looking for a driven and collaborative engineer who will directly contribute to a new front-end Photos experience from Microsoft. As an engineer on our team, you will be expected to own large features and contribute to the overall architectural vision of the application, optimizing for performance and craft. You will be expected to partner closely with your counterparts in research, program management and design to understand the business opportunities in the media problem space and build product experiences delivering impact for our business and users. You will leverage your experience in front-end development to couch and grow others around you.  

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 6+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python
  • OR equivalent experience. 
• A very good grasp of React and web-front end development.
• 12+ years of experience shipping production services or client software at large scale.
• Business impact generation mindset.
• Demonstrated commitment to the success of others; as a principal engineer on the team you will be expected to mentor junior developers. 

 

Other Requirements:

• 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.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 8+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python
  • OR Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 12+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python 
  • OR equivalent experience. 
• Experience handling media data such as images or videos.
• Understanding of SQL-like and no-SQL databases.
• Amateur photographer / fan of photography / photos enthusiast.

Software Engineering IC5 - The typical base pay range for this role across Canada is CAD $142,400 - CAD $257,500 per year.

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Software Engineering IC5 - L'échelle salariale de base typique pour ce rôle dans l'ensemble du Canada est de 142,400 $ CAD à 257,500 $ CAD par année.

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Ce poste sera ouvert pendant au moins cinq jours et les candidatures seront acceptées de façon continue jusqu'à ce que le poste soit pourvu.

This position will be open for a minimum of 5 days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.

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