Software Development Engineer II

About the Team

The Teams Admin Center (TAC) is the central command console for IT administrators managing Microsoft Teams across enterprises. Our mission is to simplify, scale, and secure admin experiences for global ITPro customers. We’re building next-gen UI platforms, policy management tools, and AI-powered copilots that empower IT admins to configure, manage, and monitor Teams at scale.
We are a passionate, fast-paced, and inclusive team that believes in high-quality engineering, deep customer empathy, and strong cross-team partnerships.

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.

Responsibilities

As a Frontend SDE2 in the TAC team, you will:

• Own, design, and build scalable and reusable frontend components using modern frameworks like React, TypeScript, and Fluent UI.
• Collaborate with PM, Design, and partner engineering teams to deliver intuitive and performant admin experiences.
• Improve developer productivity by contributing to shared UI libraries, component documentation, and build/deploy pipelines.
• Ensure reliability, accessibility, security, and compliance (A11y, GDPR, etc.) are built into your deliverables from the start.
• Write robust unit/integration tests and telemetry to measure feature health and usage.
• Mentor junior engineers and participate in design/code reviews to uphold engineering excellence.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

• 3–6 years of professional experience building responsive and scalable frontend applications.
• Proficiency in JavaScript/TypeScript, React.js, and modern UI development paradigms.
• Strong problem-solving, debugging, and system design skills.
• Experience in writing unit tests (e.g., Jest) and E2E tests (e.g., Playwright, Cypress).
• Solid understanding of web performance, accessibility, and cross-browser compatibility.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience working on admin/enterprise applications or UI platforms at scale.
• Familiarity with Microsoft Fluent UI, Redux/Recoil, and telemetry tools like ARIA or Geneva.
• Exposure to CI/CD pipelines (e.g., GitHub Actions, ADO) and secure software development lifecycle (SDL).
• Prior experience collaborating across geo-distributed teams.

Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request via the Accommodation request form.

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