{"id":114328,"date":"2025-09-12T04:02:13","date_gmt":"2025-09-12T04:02:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.whitehattoolbox.com\/jobs\/software-engineer-ii-120\/"},"modified":"2025-09-12T04:02:13","modified_gmt":"2025-09-12T04:02:13","slug":"software-engineer-ii-120","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.whitehattoolbox.com\/jobs\/software-engineer-ii-120\/","title":{"rendered":"Software Engineer II"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Are you a Software Engineer II looking for a challenge and ready to tackle strategic cross-organization investments that span Microsoft AI, Edge, and Windows to create web experiences for over 500M users and drive daily habit with users? Join us to innovate and create impactful web experiences that shape the daily habits of millions.<span class=\"br\"><\/span>MSN is a personalized content feed powering user experiences across Microsoft. Our mission is to empower every person on the planet to be informed, entertained, and inspired. With more than 25 years of history, MSN has evolved into a premier content destination with high-quality content, AI-powered user-controlled personalization, and massive global reach. Over the past 4 years, AI and Machine Learning technologies have fueled massive growth, transforming MSN\u2019s content moderation, personalization, and content entry points.<span class=\"br\"><\/span>Microsoft\u2019s 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.<span class=\"br\"><\/span><b>Responsibilities:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Works with appropriate stakeholders to determine user requirements for a feature.<\/li>\n<li>Supports identification of dependencies, and the development of design documents for a product feature with oversight.<\/li>\n<li>With guidance, learns to create and implement code for a product, service, or feature reusing code as applicable.<\/li>\n<li>Assists and learns about breaking down work items into tasks and provides estimation.<\/li>\n<li>Acts as a Designated Responsible Individual (DRI) in monitoring system\/product feature\/service for degradation, downtime, or interruptions for simple problems, and recommends actions to restore system\/product\/service by following the playbook.<\/li>\n<li>Reviews current developments and proactively seeks new knowledge that will improve the availability, reliability, efficiency, observability, and performance of products while also driving consistency in monitoring and operations at scale.<\/li>\n<li>Collaborates with diverse teams to achieve our goals.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Qualifications:<\/b><span class=\"br\"><\/span><b>Required Qualifications:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Bachelor&#8217;s Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 2+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>OR equivalent experience.<\/li>\n<li>2+ years experience working on complex applications or backend systems development<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Other Requirements:<\/b><br \/>\n       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: <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Microsoft Cloud Background Check: This position will be required to pass the Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire\/transfer and every two years thereafter.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Preferred Qualifications:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Master&#8217;s Degree in Computer Science<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>OR related technical field AND 3+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>OR Bachelor&#8217;s Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 5+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>OR equivalent experience.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p> Software Engineering IC3 &#8211; The typical base pay range for this role across Canada is CAD $85,000 &#8211; CAD $166,800 per year.<span class=\"br\"><\/span>Find additional pay information here:<span class=\"br\"><\/span>Microsoft will accept applications for the role until September 20, 2025<span class=\"br\"><\/span>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 .<span class=\"br\"><\/span>#MicrosoftAI<\/p>\n<p><center><b><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.careerjet.ca\/jobad\/ca583e951656d1b613f4c5a57641ada632?affid=0852fd5db5a52cbcd75bf945aa534932\" class=\"button purchase\" target=\"_blank\">Apply Now<\/a> <\/b><\/center><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Are you a Software Engineer II looking for a challenge and ready to tackle strategic cross-organization investments that span Microsoft AI, Edge, and Windows to create web experiences for over 500M users and drive daily habit with users? Join us to innovate and create impactful web experiences that shape the daily habits of millions. 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