Are you a Software Engineer who has passion for delivering an amazing and compelling experience on the Microsoft Store on Windows platforms (PC, Web, Xbox, HoloLens, Mobile etc.)? Do you want to be part of a team with a startup culture and pace inside Microsoft? The Universal Storefronts team is hiring! The Storefronts team is looking for an exceptionally technical software engineer who will help us deliver great quality around the Windows Store experiences from an end user perspective. There is opportunity for significant cross-team interactions with the Windows Division and Universal Store (UST) teams, so the ideal candidate will possess experience in working on complex, cross-team, engineering initiatives. This position requires a strong passion for scenario focused testing, telemetry & data insights/analysis, e2e scenario automation and tooling plus end-user advocacy. Our team is an organization that believes in pushing team members to constantly improve their technical chops, thought leadership and problem-solving skills

We use Windows Store telemetry data from users to identify patterns, predict behavior using AI/ Machine learning methods and discover valuable insights about the Windows Store features. We ensure that Windows Store is able to provide the best platform for developers to showcase compelling cross-device experiences with Windows, including IoT class devices. We want to deliver a world-class marketplace experience leveraging both Microsoft technologies and other compatible stacks and platforms to make Windows Store. For all the areas described above, we want to take a data-driven, customer-obsessed approach to validate that the end user experience on the Windows Store is world-class.

We are looking for passionate Software Engineers that can help us engineer and deliver the next set of great compelling experiences on the Windows Store using AI/ML techniques. If you want to use your skills to help us make Windows Store the best digital store and gain deep insights into the marketplace ecosystem, this is the job for you!

Basic Qualifications:

- 3+ years of experience in designing, developing and testing software

Preferred Qualifications:

- Degree in computer science or equivalent

- Passion for software quality with good understanding of software development cycle

- Passion for using a data driven approach to software engineering

- Knowledge and experience in machine learning, data mining, information retrieval or statistics

- Strong skills in Python, R and SQL

- Strong coding and debugging skills in modern object-oriented language

- Good communication skills both verbal and written

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].