Senior Software Engineer

Microsoft is a company where passionate innovators come to collaborate, envision what can be and take their careers further. This is a world of more possibilities, more innovation, more openness, and the sky is the limit thinking in a cloud-enabled world.

Azure AI Translator's mission is to break language barriers with world class translation AI technologies! Our translator services and apps translate text instantly or in batches across more than 100 languages, powered by the latest innovations in machine translation, supporting a wide range of use cases, such as translation of web pages, user posting, documents or any written content.

Azure AI Translator is powering many Microsoft products such as Edge Browser (web page translation), Microsoft Office (document translation), Teams (caption and transcription translation), it's also used extensively for localization of Microsoft products. As part of Azure AI services, AI translator services also power many external customers and scenarios with fast growth.

We are looking for a Senior Software Engineer eager to build cloud services that deliver the latest advances in machine translation to end-users.

You'll be joining a small, agile team focused on APIs and services that expose translation capabilities to client applications as well as working with the latest versions of .NET and C# developing micro-services that run on Kubernetes clusters in Azure. You'll, also, have the opportunity to take features from design to production and be involved with all engineering aspects of running a large cloud service on a global scale.

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.

In alignment with our Microsoft values, we are committed to cultivating an inclusive work environment for all employees to positively impact our culture every day.

Required/Minimum 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 software development experience in distributed systems and .NET .

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.

Additional or Preferred Qualifications:

• Write clean, well-tested code, designed to work at scale.

• Ability to manage competing priorities and schedules.

• Demonstrated problem-solving skills.

• Knowledge of Docker, Kubernetes, Linux, micro-services.

Software Engineering IC4 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $117,200 - $229,200 per year. There is a different range applicable to specific work locations, within the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area, and the base pay range for this role in those locations is USD $153,600 - $250,200 per year.

Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here:

https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/us-corporate-pay .

Microsoft will accept applications for the role until July 08, 2024.

Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request via the Accommodation request form.

Benefits/perks listed below may vary depending on the nature of your employment with Microsoft and the country where you work.

As a Senior Software Engineer, you will:

• Design, develop, test and deploy new features working across the full stack from REST APIs to backend.

• Share responsibilities to operate the Translator service.

• Analyze existing systems to improve performance, scalability, and reliability of the service.

Embody our culture and values