Software Engineer II | Distributed Systems

Overview
Microsoft’s Path team helps customers along their journey from the initial idea to the final realization of their goals from  Idea-to-Plan-to-Done.

We are looking for a  Software Engineer II  with a proven track record of building large-scale distributed systems to join the Path Engineering team under CAP (Collaborative Apps & Platforms) org. By using the next generation of Work Management experiences, and infusing Microsoft's Copilot and Generative AI technologies with Path products, you’ll help create the future of how customers get things done - from drawing diagrams and designs, to generating plans for work, and actually executing some tasks through agents.

You’ll reach tens of millions of customers with the technology you create and inspire hundreds of engineers on the team to go beyond what’s possible today to create the work management platform for the future.
We are responsible for collaborative Work Management products including Microsoft Project, Planner, To Do, and Visio. With Project and Planner. We help customers collaborate effectively to navigate complexity, determine critical paths, and orchestrate their plans to achieve more. With To Do and Tasks, we help customers capture, prioritize, and complete their aspirations and goals along their path to success. With Visio, we help customers model and conceptualize information pathways through process diagrams, organizational charts, and more to visualize what it is and what it can be.

Collectively, we're responsible for an incredible portfolio of products and services that help guide people and organizations along their journey to achieve more. And of course, Microsoft being a leader in the AI space, we are heavily investing in making all our products & services more intelligent with AI tools and agents.

Microsoft’s mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. By integrating the power of generative AI with tools for workflow management you will directly contribute to that mission empowering customers to achieve at a pace and scale beyond what has previously been considered possible.

Responsibilities
You will design and develop large-scale distributed software services and solutions.
You will have knowledge of how products and services work, with a history of developing, deploying and evolving products in a Dev Ops managed production environment.
You will design features and capabilities to enable experiences for millions of users, interacting with the service through dedicated Web and mobile clients, and through Teams.
You will carry out quick technology “spikes” (or proofs of concepts, flighting) to create value in new features and service.
You will work in an agile and collaborative environment, you will interact with many of the other major Microsoft 365 teams to build cross service integrations, such as Teams, SharePoint, and Exchange.
You will develop and maintain technical documentation, including design documents, test plans, and user guides.
You will stay up-to-date with emerging trends and technologies in software development and apply them to improve service offerings.
You will participate in code reviews and provide constructive feedback to team members to improve code quality.
You will troubleshoot and debug complex issues in production environments, and work with the team to implement solutions.

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 with Type Script and React
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…