Back End Software Engineer - XBOX

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On Team Xbox, we aspire to empower the world’s 3 billion gamers to play the games they want, with the people they want, anywhere they want. Gaming, the largest and fastest growing category in media & entertainment, represents an important growth opportunity for Microsoft. We are leading with innovation, as highlighted by bringing the Game Pass subscription to PC, bringing Xbox to new devices with Cloud Gaming, and our acquisition of Activision Blizzard King creating exciting new possibilities for players.

The Xbox Experiences and Platforms team is home to the engineering work that makes this vision possible, building the developer tools and services that enable game creators to craft incredible experiences, the commerce systems that connect publishers with their audience and help gamers engage with their next favorite games, the platforms on which those games play at their best, and the experiences that turn every screen into an Xbox.

Our team is looking for a Software Engineer for our Backend Services team that enables creators to build multiplayer games. This team plays a pivotal role in building, maintaining, and operating multiplayer services for Xbox, across Console, PC and Cloud. We are looking for a leader who will drive innovation and execution that will delight our game creators.

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.

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Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, or related technical discipline with proven experience coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python OR equivalent experience.
• Fluency to read, write and speak in English language.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with RESTful APIs, services and cloud storage technologies
• Understanding of data structures, algorithms, threading, synchronization.
• Effective design, development, and collaboration skills.
• Experience programming with .NET Framework or .NET CORE
• Experience with one or more of Kubernetes, Linux, Azure or AWS

• Uses social skills to collaborate with internal and external game developers and partners.
• Designs, builds, tests, debugs, and ships quality service code that is used by hundreds of millions of users.
• Develops new online services and integrates them into multiple platforms.
• Solves complex problems that allow for innovative features across multiple devices and services.
• Participates actively in a community of creativity, inclusion, and respect.
• Works on a world-class engineering team dedicated to the delivery of highly available and reliable 24x7 services.
• Embody our Culture & Values