Sr. Software Engineer--Teams

Overview

The OneDrive, SharePoint and Microsoft Teams Suzhou organization is a global development organization. We are an engineering center of excellence with a proven track record of building enterprise-hardened, massively scalable, trustworthy services and products that delight customers.

Microsoft Teams is the hub for teamwork that integrates all the people, content, and tools your team needs to be more engaged and effective. It is core to modern work, modern life modern education value prop. It is the fastest growing product in Microsoft history and is growing even more rapidly given the need for remote learning, communication, and collaboration. We are seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join our Teams Intelligent Meetings team in Suzhou. This team is focused on building innovative experiences that help our customers make meetings more productive with AI Assistance. We're looking for a seasoned professional software engineer with a passion for developing intelligent, efficient cloud platforms. If you're excited about working with cutting-edge technologies and contributing to AI-driven solutions that impact millions, we'd love to hear from you.

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.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain new features and enhance existing systems.
• Write clean, testable, and maintainable code.
• Troubleshoot live-site issues, deploy fixes, and improve system reliability.
• Work collaboratively with cross-functional teams to drive project success.
• Ensure security compliance by configuring, updating, and maintaining security tools and standards.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field 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.
• Experience with object-oriented design principles.Experience coding in languages such as C#, Go, Rust, Java, C, or C++.
• Solid technical abilities, problem-solving, design, rapid prototyping, coding, and debugging skills.
• At least 5 years' development experience in largescale distributed systems.

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 6+ 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 8+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python
• OR equivalent experience.
• Familiarity with microservices architecture, Kubernetes (K8s), and observability tools (e.g., logs, metrics).
• Understanding of network protocols and cloud service architecture.
• Solid collaboration skills and a passion for driving impactful results.
• Experience with Speech to Text or Text to Speech technology and knowledge of modern speech recognition models like Whisper etc. is a big plus.

This position will be open for a minimum of 5 days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.

Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran or military status, race, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance with religious accommodations and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process.