Software Engineer II - Frontend

12/5/2025

Develop user-facing features and experiences in collaboration with design, product, and engineering teams. Optimize performance and scalability while building reusable code and libraries.

Working Hours

40 hours/week

Company Size

10,001+ employees

Language

English

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About The Company

Every company has a mission. What's ours? To empower every person and every organization to achieve more. We believe technology can and should be a force for good and that meaningful innovation contributes to a brighter world in the future and today. Our culture doesn’t just encourage curiosity; it embraces it. Each day we make progress together by showing up as our authentic selves. We show up with a learn-it-all mentality. We show up cheering on others, knowing their success doesn't diminish our own. We show up every day open to learning our own biases, changing our behavior, and inviting in differences. Because impact matters. Microsoft operates in 190 countries and is made up of approximately 228,000 passionate employees worldwide.

About the Role

Overview

Viva Engage connects people through communities, bringing leaders and employees together to share knowledge, clarify priorities, and build relationships. Viva Engage (formerly Yammer) is the premier tool to create multi-directional dialogue between tens of millions of employees worldwide every month.

Engage team members are at the forefront of driving AI applications and Copilot adoption to make communication and information sharing easy and authentic. Our work supports top challenges for our customers, including digital safety, trusted security standards, and deep analytics to help our customers maximize reach, reduce inefficiencies, and create a thriving organizational culture. We would love to have you join the team driving innovation, connection, and community for our valued global customers. #VivaEngage 

Our engineers develop cutting-edge, beautiful UX that seamlessly adapts to various apps and form factors and reaches tens of millions of users. As a Front-End engineer, you will develop innovative new features and experiences, run experiments to learn and improve the product, and add core capabilities to our web platform with an eye to performance and accessibility. We are looking for someone who is passionate about delighting users, has an eye for craftsmanship and an opinion about what makes a great user experience.  Our stack includes React, Redux, Relay, GraphQL API gateway and Azure Cloud Services.

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

Develop user-facing features and experiences in partnership with design, product, and engineering. 
Build reusable code and libraries for maintainability and future use. 
Build responsive, accessible and localized experiences for a diverse user-base. 
Develop integrations of the Viva Engage client into other M365 apps.
Experiment, A/B test key hypothesis to make data driven decisions. 
Optimize for best performance and scalability.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 5+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python
- OR equivalent experience.
Understanding of modern web tech stack e.g. TypeScript, React, Redux, Webpack, Jest.
Deep expertise in web markup including CSS3, HTML5.
Strong troubleshooting and performance tuning skills.
Holistic understanding of client technology including front-end, API, networking, and the browser itself.

Other Requirements:
Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements are required for this role. These requirements include but are not limited to the following specialized security screenings:

Microsoft Cloud Background Check: This position will be required to pass the Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter.

Preferred Qualifications:

5+ years of experience in software front-end engineering.

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This position will be open for a minimum of 5 days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.

Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran or military status, race, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance with religious accommodations and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations.

Key Skills

ReactReduxGraphQLAzure Cloud ServicesJavaScriptTypeScriptCSS3HTML5Performance TuningTroubleshootingAPI IntegrationAccessibilityA/B TestingResponsive DesignUser ExperienceWeb Development