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Microsoft Corporation Senior Software Engineer in Taipei, Taiwan
Have you ever wondered how maps are created? Or what it takes for a vehicle to drive itself? Are you fascinated by drones and the software that flies them? Do you see what others can't see in satellite images? Can you envision a world where buildings, vehicles, and people are fully connected?
If so, you probably should consider joining Microsoft’s Azure Maps team. Azure Maps is the premier geospatial enterprise platform to achieve more, providing location-based services for Azure enterprise customer applications, geospatial insights for IoT device analytics and location capabilities for mobile and web apps. If interested, you could check Azure Maps Blog (https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-maps-blog/bg-p/AzureMapsBlog) for what we delivered.
We are looking for talented software engineers with industry experience and skills such as cloud computing, large-scale system design, and backend development to take our products to the next level. You will work with modern technologies and have a huge chance to influence the direction of the products and their architecture. We’re a growing international team with a growth mindset and proactive culture.
Come be part of us and leave your mark on a Tier 1 Azure service used by thousands of large enterprise customers.
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.
Responsibilities
As a technical member of Azure Maps, you will be responsible for building world-class Maps and Geospatial services. You will gain experience in the full development lifecycle from inception to production, including design, implementation, and deployment of large-scale services.
You will demonstrate engineering excellence and curiosity to dive deep while solving challenging problems. Your passion for customers and their needs will shine through as you build delightful experiences.
Design and develop features for Azure Maps backend services.
Design and develop features for Azure Maps APIs.
Deliver unit/integration/end-to-end tests, Azure DevOps build/release pipelines, and monitoring mechanisms.
Work closely with engineers and technical program managers across sites.
Have fun while doing it.
Qualifications
Required 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.
Passionate about writing quality code and proficient in at least one programing language such as C#, C++, Java, Python, JavaScript, GO.
Demonstrable history of excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
Strong collaborative and interpersonal communication skills.
Experience in leading team members to build backend services.
Experience in delivering and driving architecture design review.
Able to communicate with foreigners in English.
Experienced in cloud platform development including, but not limited to Azure, GCP and AWS.
Other Requirements:
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:
- Microsoft Cloud Background Check: This position will be required to pass the Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter.
Preferred Qualifications:
Experience in building a substantial Cloud-Native Application is a plus.
Maps and Geospatial experience is a big plus.
An understanding of Azure services such as Azure Kubernetes Service, Azure Key Vault, Azure CosmosDB, Azure Service Fabric, Azure Service Bus, Azure Traffic Manager, Azure Front Door, and Azure Load Balancer is desirable.
Any full-stack development experience is good.
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) .