Job Description

The Microsoft Viva Suite was launched two years ago to address the fundamental shift in how people work, build their career, and find meaning in their workplace. Employee engagement is in flux during times of economic, demographic, and societal changes. People want to be excited about their work, be connected to their company culture, understand how to succeed, and feel supported in their careers. The broader Viva product family is dedicated to examining the employee journey and delivering software and services to make it better.

Viva Horizontals is a shared platform and core services team under Viva Employee Experience Organization (EXP) and are a catalyst for suite growth. The team creates foundational services in core suite-wide areas like access management, innovates on suite-level platforms like Viva Skills and are responsible for pioneering Viva\xe2\x80\x99s presence on M365 Copilot. Viva Horizontals work on pivotal infrastructure and platform services that have a Viva-wide influence and value.

The Viva Horizontals team is looking to hire a Software Engineer to work on cutting edge features in the areas of Viva Skills and Viva Copilot. Our teams in IDC will be an integral part of the overall Viva Horizontals charter and you work alongside the rest of the teams in USA and Canada. Our teams build customer delighting experiences that use generative AI and ML/inferencing at its core.

Responsibilities:

We run as a start-up, encouraging team members to share a sense of \xe2\x80\x9cfounder-ism.\xe2\x80\x9d Team members engage directly with customers, iterate rapidly, and focus on solving the needs of employees around the world. Our culture is inclusive, casual, and motivated. Our team celebrates diverse backgrounds, and values passion for serving our customers. Our team has a keen sense of accountability and provides its members with opportunities for learning and career growth.

Microsoft\xe2\x80\x99s 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.

Qualifications:

Basic Qualifications:

• Strong computer science fundamentals and proven algorithm design capability
• 1+ years of hands-on software design and coding experience
• Proficiency in object-oriented development, with C# and .Net Framework (preferred) or any other object-oriented programming languages such as Java, C++ or related.
• Good technical, cross group collaboration and communication skills

Preferred Qualifications:

• Hands on experience in architectural design and large-scale systems
• Experience with using data analysis techniques on real datasets
• DevOps Experience supporting production systems

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. 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 .

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