Software Development Engineer in Test II - Outlook.com

Windows Services is a collection of software and services which are designed to work together to enable users to communicate, create and share memories, and stay connected in the online world. Windows Services includes services such as email and instant messaging, blogs and social networking, photo sharing and digital media, and online storage and synchronization. It also includes services to help protect your loved ones from inappropriate content or the harm caused by spam or phishing attacks. Because these services work together, Windows Services is more than the sum of its parts. All of these applications and services interact to form a powerful tool in managing and sharing your online lifestyle - across any device at any time. Now is an exciting time to join the Windows Services team and be part of the next wave of exciting new features. We have a bunch of exciting new changes coming to market shortly that you do not want to miss. Moreover, we are constantly iterating and shipping new work to hundreds of millions of users and tens of thousands of servers. We have openings across the team and are looking for those passionate individuals who want to be a part of the momentum we have. Team: Outlook.com The Outlook.com team is looking for an experienced, passionate, and motivated Test Developer to join the efforts on improving our automated health, repair, monitoring, and deployment platform, which is used by tens of thousands of servers around the globe. Our team is responsible for delivering a platform that can be used across Outlook.com to automatically detect and repair failures at the software and hardware level as well as automatically deploy changes in the system; all without human intervention. This layer is built on top of the core Outlook.com platform that provides highly reliable, scalable, fast and cost effective cloud based storage for more than 500 million users around the world and integrates with highly sophisticated failure detection technologies from around the company. We are looking for a seasoned engineer with the technical acumen to move us forward, a strong passion for quality, a thorough understanding of testing methodologies and processes, and a desire to make a positive change in the product. Position: Software Development Engineer in Test As a Software Development Engineer in Test, you’re a developer who has the unique ability to understand how things work and how they will break. You strive for quality and are focused on improving issues around performance, stress, security, reliability, and more. You are able to apply strong problem solving techniques to issues, prototype technical solutions to a problem, and implement solutions rapidly and with high quality. You have proven success completing multiple product cycles, you have skills worth replicating across the testing organization and you work to make others around you better. To do this, you’ll partner closely with members of both the development and program management teams to plan for, design and ship new features. This will include developing automation, tools, performance and capacity systems, debugging code and user issues, interacting with customers, architecting our short and long term plans for the product, and more. In addition, you may assist with bug fixing and development, code review and code coverage, buddy testing, and working collaboratively with partners and customers to resolve issues both within your team and across the broader organization. Requirements: We’re looking for a variety of skills and experience levels in both web and client based applications. Above all else, we’re looking for smart, passionate candidates who have: 7+ years of experience on complex features or products Proven design, coding, and debugging skills with proficiency in C#, C++, or Java Strong knowledge in data structures, algorithms, and Object Oriented programming techniques A BS or higher in computer science or equivalent industry experience An open, collaborative communication style The following knowledge will help but can also be acquired on the job: Knowledge of storage and enterprise database systems, SQL Server in particular Experience with standardized communication protocols, such as SMTP Experience with test tools development Experience with large scale distributed cloud services W:WL WDJobs	Job ID 846671 Location United States, CA, Mountain View Job Category Software Engineering: Test Product Windows Live Division Applications and Services Engineering