Program Manager
At Microsoft, our mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. Our mission is grounded in both the world in which we live and the future we strive to create. Today, we live in a mobile-first, cloud-first world, and the transformation we are driving across our businesses is designed to enable Microsoft and our customers to thrive in this world. We do business in 170 countries and are made up of 114,000 passionate employees dedicated to fulfilling our mission of helping you and your organization achieve more.
Microsoft Kenya App Compatibility
team is helping Windows customers every day. We work with the latest software
and devices to directly impact the delivery of Windows.
Senior Software Engineer
Software Engineer
At Microsoft, our mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. Our mission is grounded in both the world in which we live and the future we strive to create. Today, we live in a mobile-first, cloud-first world, and the transformation we are driving across our businesses is designed to enable Microsoft and our customers to thrive in this world. We do business in 170 countries and are made up of 114,000 passionate employees dedicated to fulfilling our mission of helping you and your organization achieve more.
Job description
Responsibilities
·
Engage with internal and external
customers and partners to identify, prioritize and plan new investments in the
area of application and device Compatibility
·
Develop functional specs that
identify the use cases and requirements defining the success of the ADC Compat
team’s deliverables
·
Identify and manage dependencies the
ADC Compat team has from and to other Microsoft teams
·
Use data to understand and
communicate progress towards goals to stakeholders in ADC and remote
·
Build a strong understanding of the
Windows app ecosystem, and what our customers expect from it
·
Drive for results, increasing our
team’s impact as our processes and content identify issues more effectively.
·
Work with data to measure impact,
effectiveness and make business decisions.
·
Be highly motivated and demonstrate
willingness to learn and to grow within the role.
·
Be proud of what you work on, obsess
about the quality of the work you deliver.
·
Work with latest Windows devices and
technologies.
·
Collaborate with other Windows
Development teams based in Redmond and Ireland
Qualifications
This is a technical role and we
require a good understanding of core operating systems and programming
concepts.
·
Industry experience designing,
building, testing & shipping software.
·
Strong problem-solving skills and
ability to deal with ambiguity comfortably.
·
Passion for customers and product quality.
·
A natural passion & drive to lead
by example.
·
We deal daily with issues affecting
multiple teams world-wide, strong leadership and communication skills are a
must.
·
Strong written and oral communication
skills
·
Ability to clearly explain complex
technical issues
·
Solid organizational skills
·
Ability to prioritize and handle
multiple tasks competently
·
Solid problem solving skills
·
2+ years experience in the software
industry
·
Motivated individual who can learn
quickly an evolving set of technologies
How to Apply
Senior Software Engineer
At Microsoft,
our mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to
achieve more. Our mission is grounded in both the world in which we live and
the future we strive to create. Today, we live in a mobile-first, cloud-first
world, and the transformation we are driving across our businesses is designed
to enable Microsoft and our customers to thrive in this world. We do business
in 170 countries and are made up of 114,000 passionate employees dedicated to
fulfilling our mission of helping you and your organization achieve more.
Microsoft Kenya App Compatibility
team is helping Windows customers every day. We work with the latest software
and devices to directly impact the delivery of Windows.
As a Senior Software Engineer in our
team, you’ll develop the infrastructure and test content to ensure app
compatibility in the constantly changing OS environment. We are a global team
that impacts directly on the delivery of Windows across Desktop, Mobile
Devices, HoloLens and Xbox. The code that you write is a central part of the
Windows Engineering system. Your contributions will ensure that critical app
compatibility issues, introduced by the Windows development process, never get
exposed to customers. You will strive to constantly improve our results by
analyzing data to answer business questions and guide our engineering
decisions.
Responsibilities
·
Debug, fix and verify reported issues
·
Own the end to end software
development
·
Work with peers to plan &
prioritize the development and test strategy to ensure high quality and timely
delivery of the fixes and tools
·
Reproduce customer problems and
perform risk/cost analysis for every fix
·
Contribute to our technical
architecture. The app and device landscapes are continuously updating and
growing and so is the team’s influence.
·
Drive for results, increasing our
team’s impact as our processes and content identify issues more effectively.
·
Work with data to measure impact,
effectiveness and make business decisions.
·
Be highly motivated and demonstrate
willingness to learn and to grow within the role.
·
Be proud of what you work on, obsess
about the quality of the work you deliver.
·
Work with latest Windows devices and
technologies.
·
Collaborate with other Windows
Development teams based in Redmond.
Qualifications
·
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science
or 7+ years of industry software engineering experience
·
7+ years of experience with
Java/C/C++/C#/SQL or related experiences
·
Motivated engineer who can learn
quickly on an evolving set of technologies
·
Fantastic problem solving, debugging
and troubleshooting skills
·
Solid design and development skills
·
Ability to clearly explain complex
bug/issues
·
Ability to prioritize and handle
multiple tasks competently
·
Solid problem solving and development
skills
·
Experience in debugging is an added
advantage
·
Familiarity with Windows OS, devices
and Windows application development
How to Apply
Software Engineer
At Microsoft, our mission is to
empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. Our
mission is grounded in both the world in which we live and the future we strive
to create. Today, we live in a mobile-first, cloud-first world, and the
transformation we are driving across our businesses is designed to enable
Microsoft and our customers to thrive in this world. We do business in 170
countries and are made up of 114,000 passionate employees dedicated to
fulfilling our mission of helping you and your organization achieve more.
Job description
Microsoft Kenya App Compatibility
team is helping Windows customers every day. We work with the latest software
and devices to directly impact the delivery of Windows.
As a software engineer in our team,
you’ll develop the infrastructure and test content to ensure app compatibility
in the constantly changing OS environment. We are a global team that impacts
directly on the delivery of Windows across Desktop, Mobile Devices, HoloLens
and Xbox. The code that you write is a central part of the Windows Engineering
system. Your contributions will ensure that critical app compatibility issues,
introduced by the Windows development process, never get exposed to customers.
You will strive to constantly improve our results by analyzing data to answer
business questions and guide our engineering decisions.
Responsibilities
·
Debug, fix and verify reported issues
·
Own the end to end software
development
·
Work with peers to plan &
prioritize the development and test strategy to ensure high quality and timely
delivery of the fixes and tools
·
Reproduce customer problems and
perform risk/cost analysis for every fix
·
Contribute to our technical
architecture. The app and device landscapes are continuously updating and
growing and so is the team’s influence.
·
Drive for results, increasing our
team’s impact as our processes and content identify issues more effectively.
·
Work with data to measure impact,
effectiveness and make business decisions.
·
Be highly motivated and demonstrate
willingness to learn and to grow within the role.
·
Be proud of what you work on, obsess
about the quality of the work you deliver.
·
Work with latest Windows devices and
technologies.
·
Collaborate with other Windows
Development teams based in Redmond.
Qualifications
·
This is a technical role and we
require strong coding skills and a focus on object-oriented design.
·
Industry experience designing,
building, testing & shipping software.
·
Strong problem-solving skills and
ability to deal with ambiguity comfortably.
·
Passion for customers and product
quality.
·
A natural passion & drive to lead
by example.
·
We deal daily with issues affecting
multiple development teams world-wide, strong leadership and communication
skills are a must.
Basic Qualifications
·
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science
or 2+ years of industry software engineering experience
·
2+ years of experience with
Java/C/C++/C#/SQL or related experiences
·
Motivated engineer who can learn
quickly on an evolving set of technologies
·
Fantastic problem solving, debugging
and troubleshooting skills
·
Solid design and development skills
·
Ability to clearly explain complex
bug/issues
·
Ability to prioritize and handle
multiple tasks competently
·
Solid problem solving and development
skills
·
Experience in debugging is an added
advantage
·
Familiarity with Windows OS, devices
and Windows application development
How to Apply