[JOB OPP] Full Time SDE/SDET at Microsoft

Date: Thu, 15 Mar 2007 11:10:52 -0400
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Subject: [JOB OPP] Full Time SDE/SDET at Microsoft
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 >> From: "Charles Kelemen" 
 >> Subject: jgodfrey@microsoft.com: Full Time SDE/SDET Still Available at Microsoft
 >> 
 >> All the big-folks seem to be hiring this year.  I am sure we
 >> have some Swatties at Microsoft, I just can't remember who.
 >> This just  came to me.
 >> 
 >> --cfk
 >> 
 >> From: Janelle Godfrey 
 >> Date: Wed, 14 Mar 2007 15:59:54 -0700
 >> Subject: Full Time SDE/SDET Still Available at Microsoft - please have your students apply!
 >> 
 >> Hello!
 >> 
 >> I wanted to send you and your schools a quick email letting you know that e=
 >> ven though your school year is quickly coming to an end we here at Microsof=
 >> t are still actively looking for great college hires for our various techni=
 >> cal positions with some great teams and product groups.
 >> 
 >> Please let your students know that if they are still looking for a Full Tim=
 >> e tech position that there is still plenty of time to apply!! We have reach=
 >> ed our internship capacity for the summer but are still actively recruiting=
 >>  for full time Software Design Engineers and Software Design Engineers in T=
 >> est. I am attaching job descriptions (see below) that can be passed along to those stud=
 >> ents within your schools computer science, electrical engineering and infor=
 >> mation systems departments that are still looking for employment. I am also=
 >>  looking for female and minority students to apply for our various technica=
 >> l positions. Microsoft is very committed to diversity hiring, so please enc=
 >> ourage those students to apply.
 >> 
 >> All interested students can email their resumes to jgodfrey@microsoft.com> ailto:jgodfrey@microsoft.com> and I would be happy to see if there are posi=
 >> tions that match their skill sets. If you have a resume book or key contact=
 >> s for your graduating classes please pass them along to me as I would love =
 >> to reach out to them personally. The next step in this process will be sett=
 >> ing up phone interviews, leading up to an onsite interview at our Redmond, =
 >> WA headquarters.
 >> 
 >> Thank you for your continued partnership throughout the past year! It's bee=
 >> n a great recruiting season and I look forward to seeing more great FT elig=
 >> ible candidates come through in the coming weeks.
 >> 
 >> Best Regards,
 >> 
 >> Janelle Godfrey
 >> Microsoft Recruiting


SOFTWARE DESIGN ENGINEER:
Full-Time and Internships Available

Construct a rock solid foundation. There's a Software Design Engineer at the
core of every Microsoft product. Software Design Engineers put all their
technical talents and creativity to the test as they develop next-generation
applications, operating systems, and tools, just to name a few. You'll write
code, construct data structures and algorithms, and work closely with the
Program Manager to define and prioritize features. It's an opportunity to
explore new technical realms and leave a lasting technical legacy.

You will be building products from the ground up, writing code that turns
concepts into new technologies and next-generation services. Your code is
secure, robust, scalable, and efficient. Teamwork skills are a must. You'll
work with your Program Manager to define and prioritize features, and together
you'll weigh the "coolness" and usefulness of a feature against how complex it
is to implement. In this process, technical restrictions as well as any impact
that one feature may have on other features of the product must be identified
and considered. You'll also work with Software Design Engineers in Test to
improve product quality, evaluate functionality, identify problem areas, create
test cases, and investigate bugs.

Skill Set: 
- C/C++/C#
- Complex problem-solving
- Creativity and innovation
- Passion for writing code
- Broad knowledge of computer science fundamentals
- Ability to think "outside the box"
- Drive for results
Roles and Responsibilities: 
- Construct data structures and algorithms
- Write quality code
- Explore innovative technical solutions
- Test and debug code
- Contribute to feature definition and design
- Examine feature feasibility and estimate development time

We have openings in Redmond WA, Fargo ND  and Raleigh NC.

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SOFTWARE DESIGN ENGINEER IN TEST:

You build it to break it. You like seeing how things work. And you like making
them work better. A Software Design Engineer in Test combines the "building"
aspect of software design engineering with the "breaking" aspect of software
test engineering. Perhaps more than any other software engineering position,
Software Design Engineers in Test enjoy tremendous job variety and the
opportunity to design wide-reaching tools.

So what exactly is it? A Software Design Engineer in Test is a developer who
designs, develops, and maintains automation systems and often expandable suites
containing multiple automation programs to be used by the development and test
teams. They are responsible for utilizing innovative test technologies to
develop a product's testing strategy, and for facilitating the creation and
execution of automated test suites across a diverse set of technologies. They
look at source code for potential problems using Microsoft internal tools. They
also reproduce, debug and isolate problems, and verify fixes.

As a Software Design Engineer in Test, you'll work closely with your team and
the Program Managers to determine specification feasibility, and with your test
team to develop test plans to ensure customer needs are met. You'll also be
involved in code reviews, providing feedback on testability to Software Design
Engineers.

Skill Set: 
- C/C++/C#/VB.NET
- Complex problem-solving
- Creativity and innovation
- Methodical approach
- Attention to detail
- Negotiation and conflict management
- Drive for results
Roles and Responsibilities: 
- Design and develop tool architecture
- Write automation systems and device drivers
- Author test plans and cases
- Conduct security and stress tests
- Debug at source level
- Identify, investigate, and prioritize bugs

We have openings in Redmond WA, Fargo ND  and Raleigh NC.
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