Software Engineer II
Microsoft
Software Engineer II
Shanghai, China
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Overview
Microsoft Calendar enables users around the world to manage their time more effectively across work and life by offering intelligent solutions for scheduling, meeting collaboration, and task management. Microsoft Places is a cutting-edge solution designed to help organizations adapt to the evolving needs of hybrid work. It coordinates where work happens, modernizes workplaces with intelligent technology, and optimizes the workplace for the future.
As a Software Engineer II on the Time + Places team, you will design and build scalable, reliable, and secure backend services that power AI-driven features in Outlook Calendar & Places. You’ll take ownership of service design and delivery, ensuring high availability, performance, monitoring, and troubleshooting in one of Microsoft’s most visible services.
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.
Qualifications
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 2+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python
- OR equivalent experience.
- 2+ years experience in designing, implementing, and scaling large-scale, distributed online systems with a deep understanding of system architecture and proven ability to profile, analyze, and optimize performance and availability of services, along with support and operations tasks.
- Proven ability to work in cross-functional teams and deliver high-impact solutions.
- Proven ability to work with cross-geo & cross-language partner teams, be fluent in English communication (writing and speaking).
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.
- Master's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 3+ 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 5+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python
- OR equivalent experience.
- Experience with Microsoft internal tools (Cosmos, Scope, Nezha).
- Experience with AI/LLM application development.
- Familiarity with experimentation platforms and metric instrumentation.
- Knowledge of calendar and scheduling systems or productivity tools.
Responsibilities
- Design, document, implement, and maintain scalable, secure, and high-performance backend services for Calendar & Places Copilot scenarios.
- Take ownership of service design by driving reliable, scalable, and high-performance solutions.
- Ensure availability, reliability, efficiency, observability, and performance of supported services.
- Develop automation and leverage telemetry to identify patterns and drive continuous improvement.
- Resolve service issues, minimize customer impact, and document solutions to prevent recurrence.
- Collaborate with PMs, applied scientists, and UX designers to deliver intelligent, user-facing features.