Job Summary

The Project and Planner Services Team is looking for a Software Engineer who is passionate about working on high-scale geo-distributed services. As part of Microsoft’s vision of redefining work management in a hybrid & distributed workplace, we are building a new, truly modern project management tool. Microsoft Planner, Project & ToDo are the suite of apps and services that enable managing tasks and projects across work and life for our users. It has rich features like real-time collaboration, AI , Automation through power apps, Gantt charts, kanban boards etc. We are fast becoming THE hub for work management in Micrsoft 365 with thousands of organizations and users using our tool.

We are looking for a Software Engineer to spearhead our efforts in building and optimizing our high scale services based on Azure, service fabric and .NET. You will play a crucial role in a team that brings high code quality, problem solving, design and debugging skills to the table. You'll be using the latest and greatest technology stack including Service Fabric , C# (language of preference), Cosmos DB, Dataverse and more .

Come join and help us shape the future of work management.

Responsibilities

Responsibilities

• Building and optimizing reliable cloud services based on Azure, service fabric and .NET
• Tackle complex backend problems along with customer driven enhancements.
• Optimize backend services and come up with ideas on next set of optimizations.
• Support services live site .
• Support engineering excellence and best practices across the team and the organization.
• Research and evaluate new technologies and trends and propose new ideas and solutions.
  
  

Qualifications

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, or related technical discipline AND 4+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python
• OR equivalent experience.
• 4+ years of backend development experience building large-scale, reliable cloud services.
• Background on .NET Core and Framework would be an added advantage.
• Experience on Databases like Cosmos/CDS services would be preferred.
• Excellent communication, collaboration, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team in a fast-paced and dynamic environment.
• Passion for learning new skills and technologies and sharing them with others.
  
  

Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. Consistent with applicable law, 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 and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations.