Are you ready to make a global impact and foster a culture of diversity and innovation? The Microsoft Teams Messaging team is looking for trailblazers like you!

At Microsoft, we're on a quest to empower every individual and organization on the planet to achieve more. As a software engineer on our team, you'll be at the heart of this mission, bringing your unique ideas to life and championing collaborative environments that celebrate every colleague's brilliance.

Microsoft Teams is pivotal to our vision for intelligent communications and collaboration. As the hub for teamwork in Office 365, we're rapidly becoming the go-to platform for hundreds of millions of users worldwide.

As a member of the Microsoft Teams Messaging team, you'll dive into the core communications feature areas of our product. You'll join a close-knit team with a culture of impact, growth, and innovation, covering everything from user-facing features to performance. We're crafting first-class communication and collaboration platforms, and you can be a driving force in this revolutionary space, creating new opportunities for collaboration and supporting our hybrid work model for customers.

If you're passionate about making a difference and eager to work in an environment that values diversity, customer obsession and out-of-the-box thinking, come and join Microsoft Teams Messaging team. Let's innovate together and shape the future of communication and collaboration.

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.

• AI-Native Development: Independently and responsibly uses AI tools, owning the quality of AI‑generated outputs, leveraging engineering health metrics to improve practices, and continuously experimenting to enhance effectiveness.
• Technical Mastery: Excellence in object-oriented languages, algorithms, data structures, and design patterns. Experience with React and TypeScript, or willingness to learn, is key.
• Collaborative Spirit: Effective communication. Work closely with international teams to develop new features.
• Proactiveness: Proactive in identifying high-impact opportunities, helping set technical direction, and driving the team toward impactful outcomes.
• Engineering Excellence: Engineering excellence and commitment to writing code that's not only functional but also well-designed, testable, and maintainable. Utilize best practices to build robust solutions.
• Design & User Experience Passion: Bring craft to product, build features that are not just functional but feel great to use, prioritizing aesthetics and user experience.
• End-to-End Implementation: Show initiative to learn and do whatever it takes to implement features fully, whether it involves diving into native code or learning new technologies.
• Data-Driven Analysis: Analyze feature performance in production to continuously improve the product.
• Mentorship & Growth: Engage in mentorship, code reviews, and knowledge sharing to foster the professional growth of the team.
• Commitment to Development: Invest in the growth of junior team members, guiding them to reach their full potential.

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python
  • OR equivalent experience.
• Proven Application Design: Your track record includes designing and delivering high-performance, reliable, accessible, and secure applications for a vast user base.
• Agile Methodology: You're well-versed in Agile practices, frequent app releases, and the modern software development lifecycle.
• Collaborative Approach: You excel at partnering with teams both locally and globally within Microsoft, as well as contributing to the Open Source community.

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: