Software Engineer II - Mobile

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The Office Android Shared Team powers the shared components and experiences across Word, Excel, and PowerPoint on Android. We focus on delivering best-in-class UX, enabling next-gen collaboration, and ensuring business-critical fundamentals—all while driving engagement for millions of users.

This role offers the opportunity to build high-performance, scalable, and user-friendly features, improve core fundamentals, integrate the latest mobile trends, and bring AI-driven innovation to the Office suite. You’ll collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver seamless productivity experiences on a global scale.

If you're passionate about mobile innovation and making a real impact, let’s connect!

Microsoft’s mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. As employees we come together with a growth mindset, innovate to empower others, and collaborate to realize our shared goals. Each day we build on our values of respect, integrity, and accountability to create a culture of inclusion where everyone can thrive at work and beyond.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, or related technical discipline AND 2+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, Java, Kotlin
  • OR equivalent experience.
• Proven skill in designing large features or a small product.
• Fast learner with good interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills
• Strong in analytical problem solving and good fundamentals in CS.
• Passion for learning new skills with the ability to thrive in a feedback-driven environment.

Preferred Qualifications:

• 2+ years of demonstrated experience in mobile development (Android / iOS).
• Experience with JNI and integrating native C++ code in Android apps.
• Knowledge of accessibility, localization, and internationalization practices.
• Previous experience with large-scale mobile applications
• Strong understanding of Android SDK, NDK, UI frameworks, and performance tuning.
• Having a background or early exposure to experimentation and data science.

• Design, develop, and maintain features for the Office Android Suite of Applications using Java, Kotlin, and C++.
• Collaborate with product managers, designers, and other engineers to define and implement solutions that meet user needs.
• Optimize application performance and memory usage across a wide range of Android devices.
• Participate in code reviews, debugging, and triaging issues.
• Contribute to continuous integration and deployment pipelines.
• Engineer features with strong attention to quality, performance, robustness, and resource usage.
• Work independently and collaboratively within and across product teams (across global development centres).