Description :
Job Title: Lead Software Development Engineer
Job Category: Software Development
Product: Mobile Services
Date Posted: 04/15/2008
Job Code: 224767
Location: WA - Seattle
Travel Required:
Windows Mobile and Online Services are two of the fastest growing businesses at Microsoft. Come help build a business that focuses on the intersection of these dynamic parts of the software industry, as we expand into a new area around delivering business services to unmanaged users (small and medium org, prosumer). This start up group will leverage technology already developed at MS, coming from teams like Outlook Mobile, Windows Live Mobile, and Exchange. We are building a team and a business from the ground up to compete with a market leader that already has over 15 million subscribers. Be one of the pioneers in this new business and join us in Seattle at the new South Lake Union location where we plan to locate the team.
Can you see yourself as a key contributor to the team that is driving the adoption of the mobile workstyle? Do you have the skills, the motivation, the creativity, and the desire to drive the use and adoption of Microsoft services on mobile devices? If this sounds like you then consider becoming a software developer on the Skyline team. We have an opening for a high-energy self-starter to assist the team in incubating the next generation of experiences on mobile devices. We will target all of the ways in which people want to access and use information on the go.
We are looking for an experienced lead role to drive end-to-end web services integration, online mobile services management, and infrastructure components.
Requirements include 8+ years of software development experience and 3+ years of proven experience managing developers. Our services will include a mobile, PC and server backend component. Therefore an experience with a broad range of technologies is a plus. Candidate must have expertise in one or more of the following technologies: C#/C++, Web Services, WCF, and API design and development. Experience developing a highly scalable web service is strongly desired. A technical degree in computer science or electrical engineering is required. Must be able to work in a startup environment where priorities can change quickly. Strong communications and cross-group collaboration skills is a must.
Take the next step in your career. Join the Mobile revolution!