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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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