3 days ago
Base Salary
$120k - $261k/yr
Responsibilities
- Architect, build, and operate safety-focused features across native Minecraft game clients and cloud services.
- Own ambiguous problem spaces by evaluating approaches, using available tooling, and designing well-factored systems with cross-functional partners.
- Promote safe-by-design principles across the engineering lifecycle and software stack.
- Build automation, intelligent decision-support, and scalable service systems that improve operational workflows.
- Prototype and validate solutions through experimentation and iterative development.
- Partner with Product Management, Design, and engineering teams to deliver maintainable, well-tested systems.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related technical field and 4+ years of technical engineering experience with coding in languages such as C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, Go, or Python, or equivalent experience.
- Preferred: 4+ years of experience writing and operating cloud web services, preferably with .NET and Azure.
- Preferred: ability to rapidly prototype, iterate, and adopt tools and technologies to improve development and operational effectiveness.
- Preferred: experience owning a product or feature end to end across native/C++ code, web services, front-end web technology, and data pipelines.
- Preferred: experience applying automation, machine learning, generative AI, or other data-driven techniques.
- Preferred: experience with mobile, console, or PC entertainment.
Benefits
- The typical U.S. base-pay range is USD $119,800–$234,700 per year.
- The base-pay range for specific locations in the San Francisco Bay Area and New York City metropolitan area is USD $160,200–$261,000 per year.
- Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation.
- Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled, with the posting open for a minimum of 5 days.
About Microsoft
Microsoft develops operating systems, productivity software, cloud services, developer tools, and consumer devices for individuals, enterprises, and governments. Its main products include Windows, Microsoft 365, Azure, Visual Studio/GitHub, Xbox, and LinkedIn; revenue comes from software subscriptions and licenses, cloud consumption, hardware sales, and advertising. Founded in 1975 and headquartered in Redmond, Washington, Microsoft is a public company traded on Nasdaq.