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Microsoft Teams is a unified communication and collaboration platform that combines persistent chat, video meetings, file storage and apps. Teams is a ground up product, completely built on Azure cloud platform and cutting-edge Web technologies, serving millions of users world-wide, at scale.  

As a Senior software Engineer - Full Stack in the Teams and Channels area of the product, you will work on creating true boundaryless collaboration spaces at scale and integrate with other products and services at Microsoft to help our customers be most productive. Our core challenges include covering a diverse set of user needs and delivering high reliability while operating world-wide at enormous scale. This role will provide you with an opportunity to work with teams and technologies across the company and beyond. If you want to work on full stack technologies with the desire to move fast and directly impact the outcomes for this flagship product, this may be the team for you.

 Our culture is inclusive, casual, and high energy; our team members come from diverse backgrounds and are grounded in our customer needs. This is a fantastic opportunity to build services and experiences that millions of people worldwide will use at home, at school, at work, and across their daily lives. 

 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.

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.

Responsibilities

• Implement new features with high quality designs, exceptional execution, and robust deployment plans. 

• Work with multiple teams across the company to align dependencies and build compelling user scenarios. 

• Provide technical leadership for strategic initiatives and guide the broader team.  

• Demonstrate passion for customers and partners. 

• Embody our culture (https://careers.microsoft.com/v2/global/en/culture)  and values (https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/about/corporate-values) . 

Qualifications

Required/Minimum 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 TypeScript.

• OR equivalent experience.

• 2+ years of experience in building and shipping web applications.  

• 2+ years of experience running live sites for large-scale web apps and services.

• 2+ years of experience leading, mentoring, or managing software engineers.

* * Additional or Preferred Qualifications

• Demonstrated knowledge of web application functionality, including authentication, cookies, offline storage, and best practices.

• Demonstrated proficiency in solution design, problem-solving, debugging, and communication, with an obsession in customer satisfaction. 

• Demonstrated familiarity with modern web technologies such as React, TypeScript, and GraphQL.

• Exceptional problem solving & debugging skills with ability to learn new tools and technologies.

• Demonstrated experience in designing, building, and maintaining developer-facing APIs.

Software Engineering IC4 - The typical base pay range for this role across Canada is CAD $104,000 - CAD $193,200 per year.

Find additional pay information here:

https://careers.microsoft.com/v2/global/en/canada-pay-information.html

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Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. Consistent with applicable law, 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 and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations (https://careers.microsoft.com/v2/global/en/accessibility.html) .