Come join  Microsoft Word to work on state-of-the-art services, platforms, distributed systems, user experiences, and modern technology to deliver the next generation of productivity experiences used by hundreds of millions of users. We are looking for Senior Software Engineer who can help us further grow our products, business, and culture!

At  Microsoft Word team in  Microsoft Development Center Serbia (MDCS) , our focus is driving the next phase of Word layout engine, a core aspect of how Word documents are visualized and interacted with across devices. We are looking for creative and driven software engineers with passion for web full stack development to achieve our vision of redefining the future of documents across all platforms and devices.

Software Engineer position provides an opportunity to be at the forefront of technology, with a supportive environment for building skills for designing commercial grade software at scale. Additionally, it is an opportunity to work with some of the best experts in the field and will provide an opportunity for long-term technical and non-technical growth and career path.

Responsibilities

Design, produce and deliver software to improve the reliability, scalability, performance, security, efficiency, etc. of a service, having independence, sense of ownership and drive for areas of ownership

Participate actively in code reviews, bug/issue triage with the feature teams, and support well informed decisions towards business and engineering goals

Contribute to fixing, enhancing, and supporting our services in production, including periodic on-call duties where necessary

Ensuring that design empowers other developers to achieve more, while effectively leveraging components developed by other teams

Driving features, projects, and open-ended problems towards resolution

Take initiative to identify and fix bottlenecks, proactively come up with the proposals for further improvements of the system, process and owned product

Foster a healthy and inclusive team environment, provide technical guidance to other engineers and act as mentor

Work with international teams within Microsoft

Qualifications

BSc in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Mathematics, or related disciplines or equivalent practical experience in software engineering industry

4+ years of software development experience in a product group

2+ years guiding and mentoring a team of engineers

Strong software engineering fundamentals, including coding, software design, problem solving, and data analysis skills

Understanding of software engineering principles, with experience developing and driving features and experiences for large-scale services or customer-facing web applications

Proficiency with TypeScript or JavaScript

Experience with modern front-end frameworks such as React or Vue

Solid understanding of DOM and browser rendering pipeline

Passion and motivation for technology, with solid problem-solving skills

Passion for growth, doing new things, and learning from others and own mistakes

Written and verbal English communication skills

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 .