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Subject: Roles in Microsoft ASG Group
Hi there folks,
Wanted to let you know about some positions we have opened this
week at
Microsoft. These are part of the Inclusive Hiring Programs
focused on
bringing talent into the company. Some of these you may have
heard of:
Autism pilot
<http://blogs.microsoft.com/on-the-issues/2015/04/03/microsoft-an
nounces-pil
ot-program-to-hire-people-with-autism/> , Supported Employment
Program
<http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/procurement/diversity-sep.aspx> ,
roles in
my own Trusted Experience team (thank you for leads here!), as
well as
through broader Microsoft divisions. I know you all get this so
I won't
labor the point but hiring people with empathy understanding
and/or
experience with disability will help us to build better products
and
services.
This week we posted two new job descriptions in our Applications
and
Services Group which works on products such as Office and
SharePoint - these
Software Engineer and Program Manager positions and there are
multiple roles
open in each discipline area. These roles are both posted at
http://aka.ms/ASGaccessibilityjobs and copied into this email
below. If you
know someone you think would be a great candidate, please send
their resume
my way ([log in to unmask]) or to our disability careers email
alias at
[log in to unmask]
Thank you again for all your help, thoughts and recommendations
and please,
don't hesitate to send this on or pass on my contact information.
Jenny
Chair Disability Employee Resource Group
Microsoft
Software Engineer 2
Office needs you! Come join the core Office teams as we tackle
deep
technical challenges to transition our core productivity apps to
the mobile
first, cloud first world- and help us grow from a productivity
platform used
by millions of people each day, to one people love to use.
We're working hard to improve the experience for all users across
multiple
input methods - and strongly believe that by improving
accessibility of our
products, we improve the experience for everyone. To enable
this vision,
it starts with us. This is where you come in: we need
Software Engineers
with a wide range of skills and traits for all aspects of
disability,
including blindness, mobility, deafness, cognitive and speech and
how
accessibility can drive improvements to the overall user
experience.
Now is the time to take advantage of the reach of Office and
figure out how
to innovate and improve our products rapidly for our customers.
How will
we evolve our engineering tools, approach, and mindset to support
rapid
innovation while matching our customer's high expectations for
world class
quality and experiences? How do we solve really tough technical
challenges
like real time collaboration? How will we adapt to mobile
first, cloud
first world? To accomplish this, we need stellar software
engineers who
love to work hard to solve tough problems, takes pride in
engineering to
create world class software, drives for customer outcomes, uses
data to make
the right product decisions, and loves to work together as a
team.
We need engineers with a wide range of skills and experiences
as well as
those with empathy for all aspects of disability, including
blindness,
mobility, deafness, cognitive and speech and how accessibility
can drive
improvements to the overall user experience.
Your responsibilities include:
* Design, engineer, validate & ship product improvements.
* Develop code 'dark' to support an evergreen, frequently
shipping codebase.
* Instrument features to allow for telemetry, hypothesis testing,
and
analysis for key customer insights
* Author tools, scripts and engineering infrastructure to improve
our
engineering efficiency
* Measure & protect your features with unit tests, automation,
performance/load tests, monitoring and alerting
* Support your teammates with excellent collaboration and
teamwork
Requirements:
* Experience working on accessibility related projects
* A BS degree in Computer Science or related experience
* 2+ years' experience shipping production quality software
* Passion for customers and engineering high quality products
* Excellent engineering skills in design, debugging and problem
solving
* Effective communication skills and ability to work cross group
and across
disciplines.
* Fluency with at least one of the following: C#, C/C++, Java,
JavaScript,
or HTML/CSS * Desirable: Azure, Live Site Experience, REST APIs,
Mac, iOS,
Android, Services, Web Apps, Data Analytics
Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified
applicants will
receive consideration for employment without regard to race,
color, gender,
sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion,
national
origin, marital status, age, disability, veteran status, genetic
information, or any other protected status.
Program Manager
Office needs you! Come join the core Office teams as we tackle
deep
technical challenges to transition our core productivity apps to
the mobile
first, cloud first world - and help us grow from a productivity
platform
used by millions of people each day, to one people love to use.
We're working hard to improve the experience for all users across
multiple
input methods - and strongly believe that by improving
accessibility of our
products, we improve the experience for everyone. To enable
this vision,
it starts with us. This is where you come in: we need Program
Managers
with a wide range of skills and traits for all aspects of
disability,
including blindness, mobility, deafness, cognitive and speech and
how
accessibility can drive improvements to the overall user
experience.
Now is the time to take advantage of the reach of Office and
figure out how
to innovate and improve our products rapidly for our customers.
How will
we evolve our engineering tools, approach, and mindset to support
rapid
innovation while matching our customer's high expectations for
world class
quality and experiences? How do we solve really tough technical
challenges
like real time collaboration? How will we adapt to mobile
first, cloud
first world? We need program managers to help design, drive
implementation, and measure a set of industry leading features
and
experiences.
This role requires working closely with engineering, user
research, and
marketing teams to understand the needs of Office customers
worldwide as
well as having empathy for all aspects of disability, including
blindness,
mobility, deafness, cognitive and speech and how accessibility
can drive
improvements to the overall user experience.
Requirements:
* Experience working on accessibility related projects
* Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field or
equivalent
experience
* Excellent communication, collaboration, and cross-team
negotiation skills;
experience driving key initiatives across large organizations
* Excellent project management skills
* Strong technical skills; ability to quickly ramp up on new
technologies
and provide technical leadership for a product
* Strong understanding of mobile market landscape, competitive
products and
services
Successful Traits:
* Data Driven: Strong data analysis skills because we take pride
in making
data-driven decisions while defining, building the necessary
tools to
gather, track, and measure key data points
* Passion for Product: Immersed and obsessed with details of
design and
implementation across a range of platforms
* Collaboration: Exceptional collaborator on complex
multi-faceted product
management across multiple groups with varying priorities
* Customer and Partner Focus: Proven experience driving business
impact
based on a deep understanding of customer needs
* Influencing Others: Ability to move others across
organizational
boundaries to a desired business outcome when there is no clear
"ownership"
of an issue
* Self-driven leader looking to make direct and measurable
business impacts
collaborating with partners
Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified
applicants will
receive consideration for employment without regard to race,
color, gender,
sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion,
national
origin, marital status, age, disability, veteran status, genetic
information, or any other protected status
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