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In addition to working on a Next.js application that builds our pages and building custom integrations with the Contentful Content Management Systems (CMS) to support our content development team, you’ll have an opportunity to gain DevOps experience and support a platform that serves the Office Product Group (OPG).\nYou’ll join a nimble, cross-disciplinary team embedded within Microsoft, working with software engineers, content creators and designers to deliver innovative solutions. If you’re passionate about delivering world-class products in creative, real-world scenarios and want to work at the intersection of cutting-edge technology and storytelling, we want to hear from you.\nMicrosoft’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.\nResponsibilities\nWorks with appropriate stakeholders to understand customer, business, and technical requirements for a defined set of features. \nIdentifies dependencies and contributes to design documents with limited oversight.\nBreaks down larger work items into smaller deliverables and provides reliable estimates.\nBuilds and implements features for Next.js and Contentful CMS applications and supporting Azure functions.\nUses DevOps practices to maintain and improve the full-stack application, including infrastructure, security, and deployments.\nTakes part in an on-call roster to monitor and mitigate system/service for degradation and downtime. \nRemains current in skills by investing time and effort into staying abreast of current developments in software development, including Next.js, Typescript, Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and the latest AI tools.\nWe emphasise a culture of continuous learning, so a growth mindset and passion for learning are essential. You should expect your teammates to be invested in helping you succeed and be prepared to offer the same support in return. We recognise and celebrate the unique strengths and perspectives of every person on the team and leverage our diversity to create more inclusive products for our customers.\nQualifications\nRequired/Minimum Qualifications:\nBachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 2+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including but not limited to C#, Java, JavaScript, TypeScript or Python. OR equivalent experience. \n\n2+ years demonstrated experience in frontend or full stack development. \nPassion for learning new skills with the ability to thrive in a feedback-driven environment. \nSomeone who drives collaboration in your own team and across squads - you're able to consider others’ ideas, implement new methods, surface and resolve disagreements and empathize with users without breaking a sweat. \nExperience with Github Copilot (or similar tools) and ability to leverage these for productivity gains.\nPreferred/Additional Qualifications:\nProficiency in JavaScript or TypeScript and experience with web app development using frameworks like React or Vue. \nAbility and interest to learn new languages and APIs. \nExperience with or interest in infrastructure and security. \nBuilding scalable services in Node, C# or Python. \nFocus on appropriate comprehensive automated testing and documentation. \nOptimising performance and tracking down and fixing customer-facing issues. \nOnline video and contributing to the technically challenging problems we’re solving. \nMicrosoft 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.\nThis position will be open for a minimum of 5 days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.\nMicrosoft is an equal opportunity employer. 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