Billions of users. Billions of dollars. Millions of products. Planet-wide reach. Sell everything: apps, games, hardware. It's not Amazon. It's Microsoft's Universal Store. If you are excited by working on software at the scale of one of the largest online marketplaces in the world then this is your dream job.

The Universal Store team in WDG is developing some of Microsoft's largest scale and business critical cloud services. These services have a huge global footprint of over 240 markets and process millions of transactions daily, with loads growing linearly as Microsoft moves to a cloud first, mobile first strategy. The platform powers all of Microsoft's key services - Windows App Store, Windows Phone, XBOX, Bing Ads, Office 365, Azure to name just a few. Whether renting a movie or buying a game on Xbox LIVE, purchasing an app on a Windows or Windows Phone device, signing up for an Office 365 subscription or paying for Azure services, you are using the Universal Store platform. We are the commerce engine for Microsoft and are responsible for the services which power Microsoft's marketplace. We specialize in a massive transactional infrastructure that handles the core commerce functionality of Xbox Live, Windows and Phone services. Every time a customer searches, buys, or gets a license for a product in the marketplace, they are using our services.

If you have a gamertag, or if you've used your Xbox, Windows Store or Windows Phone to purchase a game, a song, a video, a subscription, or an app, then you're one of our customers. We're looking for great developers writing excellent software. If you have a history of designing, owning and shipping software, as well as excellent communication and collaboration skills, then we want to talk to you. You should have a solid understanding of the software development cycle, from architecture to testing. You'll have a passion for quality and be a creative thinker. You'll write secure, reliable, scalable, and maintainable code, and then effectively debug it, test it and support it live. You should be comfortable owning a feature and making decisions independently. Experience building scalable cloud services, distributed systems, and/or database systems would be a definite plus.

Responsibilities of this position will include:

- Adhering to highest standards of technical excellence

- Designing and building integrated services, analytics jobs and contributing to frontend

- Collaborate with PM and teammates to plan and execute on key deliverables

- Work in a culture of continuous improvement, adaptation, reflection and growth.

Basic Qualifications:

- 2+ years of software development experience

Additional Qualifications:

- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent

- Strong customer focus

- Experience with C#,.NET or Java

- Experience with Cloud services, NoSQL, Data Analytics and Security.

If you are a talented engineer with proven strengths in technical innovation and a passion for excellence, then come to our team and join an exciting and growing business at Microsoft!

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.

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 to [email protected].