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Noida · On-site · 6-9 Yrs · 6 days ago
Computer Hardware Development · 10000+ Employees · Redmond, US
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Hiring: Engineering
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Overview
Do you want to work on a product that is used by millions of people around the world daily, and growing rapidly Do you care deeply about how software is designed with a focus on supporting global scale Do you want to be part of a world-class team that continuously pushes the boundary of service and engineering excellence
Responsibilities
- Influence and create new designs and architectures.
- Performance benchmarking of Word, Excel, Power Point apps perf improvements by influencing architecture and designs.
- Have a passion for secure, reliable, scalable and maintainable code.
- Write code and test cases for feature development.
- Is able to identify new tech modernization opportunities, do quick POCs, showcase value and align partners on making it a successful platform / product.
- Defining new components with understanding of service interdependencies and limitations.
- Work effectively with multiple product development and engineering teams.
- You must be self-driven, curious to learn, proactive, result oriented, a thought leader having solid communication and influencing skills.
- Identifying opportunities to leveraging AI for making the organization more productive.
- Help build and foster a culture of Engineering Excellence.
Qualifications
- Bachelor'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 equivalent experience.
- Microsoft Cloud Background Check: This position will be required to pass the Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter.
Nice to have
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, Engineering, or equivalent experience.
- 12+ years of professional software engineering experience, preferably in cloud infrastructure management or web.
- Expertise in one and/or familiarity with Web development and programming languages, such as C#, Java, Python, or JavaScript/ TypeScript.
- Expert on performance, scalability, enterprise system architecture, and engineering best practices.
- Solid knowledge of software engineering principles, patterns, and practices, such as object-oriented design, test-driven development, and agile methodologies.
- Experience with cloud platforms and services, such as Azure, AWS, or Google Cloud.
- Deep interest in AI, machine learning, or data science, or related technologies.
- Excellent communication, collaboration, and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team in a fast-paced and dynamic environment.
- Passion for learning new skills and technologies and sharing them with others.
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