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The Backend Engineer II joins the Messaging Platform team to develop backend services supporting hundreds of millions of enterprise and consumer users across Teams and Copilot. This role involves writing extensible, maintainable code for messaging features while independently applying artificial intelligence tools throughout the software development lifecycle. Key responsibilities include creating test strategies, performing code reviews, implementing debugging tools, and managing production deployments. The engineer will utilize C# or Java to build globally distributed messaging systems, focusing on ingestion, fan-out, storage, sync, and notification. You will ensure high performance, scalability, and resiliency while addressing security risks, compliance issues, and data residency regulations. The position requires managing complex dependencies across the platform to maintain reliable messaging services while ensuring all code is flighted behind feature flags for safe production releases.
What does a Backend Engineer earn?
Median $206000 from 33 postings across 18 companies.
Write extensible and maintainable backend code for messaging services while ensuring concurrency, ordering, and idempotency.
Use AI tools across the software development lifecycle to design, code, test, and investigate incidents.
Review product and test code for correctness, security risks, compliance issues, and maintainability.
Design and review architecture proposals for globally distributed messaging systems focusing on scalability and performance.
Create test strategies and execute test plans that include security testing and automated test generation.
Implement deployment automation to achieve zero-touch production processes and manage feature flags for safe releases.
Build dashboards and alerts using logging and telemetry to monitor performance, reliability, and security.
Participate in on-call rotations to mitigate production issues and serve as the designated responsible individual (DRI).
What we're looking for
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field and 2+ years of technical engineering experience with coding in languages including C# or Java (or equivalent experience).
Master's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field and 3+ years of technical engineering experience with coding in languages including C# or Java (preferred).
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field and 5+ years of technical engineering experience with coding in languages including C# or Java (preferred).
Ability to pass the Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire and every two years thereafter.
Ability to meet Microsoft, customer, and/or government security screening requirements.
Experience writing extensible, maintainable code for backend services with a focus on concurrency, ordering, and idempotency.
Experience using AI tools and practices throughout the software development lifecycle, including design, coding, testing, and incident investigation.
Experience designing and reviewing architecture for globally distributed messaging systems with a focus on scalability, resiliency, and security.
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