Senior Software Engineer- Mobile

Microsoft

5 - 10 years

Hyderabad

Posted: 22/09/2025

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Job Description

Overview

The Office Android Shared Team powers the shared components and experiences across Word, Excel, and PowerPoint on Android. We focus on delivering best-in-class UX, enabling next-gen collaboration, and ensuring business-critical fundamentals—all while driving engagement for millions of users.

This role offers the opportunity to build high-performance, scalable, and user-friendly features, improve core fundamentals, integrate the latest mobile trends, and bring AI-driven innovation to the Office suite. As a Senior Software Engineer you’ll collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver seamless productivity experiences on a global scale.

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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.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 4+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python
- OR equivalent experience.
Deep expertise in C++ and Java / Kotlin
Strong understanding of Android architecture, UI frameworks, and performance tuning.
Experience with native code integration (JNI) and memory management.
Fast learner with good interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills
Strong in analytical problem solving and good fundamentals in CS.
Passion for learning new skills with the ability to thrive in a feedback-driven environment.

Preferred Qualifications:

Experience with productivity or enterprise-grade mobile applications.
Familiarity with accessibility, localization, and internationalization.
Proven track record of shipping high-quality apps at scale.
Experience in experimentation and using data science to analyse product telemetry.

Responsibilities

Architect, develop, and optimize core components of the Office Android application using Java, Kotlin, and C++.
Lead technical design discussions and mentor junior engineers.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver seamless, high-performance experiences.
Drive innovation in UX, performance, and reliability across shared mobile infrastructure.
Own end-to-end delivery of features, from ideation to release and telemetry analysis.
Leverage subject-matter expertise to drive project plans, release plans, and work items in collaboration with stakeholders. 
Proactively seek new knowledge and adapt to trends, technical solutions, and patterns to improve product availability, reliability, efficiency, observability, and performance.

About Company

Microsoft Corporation is a leading American multinational technology company founded in 1975 by Bill Gates and Paul Allen. Headquartered in Redmond, Washington, Microsoft is best known for its software products, including the Windows operating system, Microsoft Office Suite, and Azure cloud services. The company also produces hardware like the Surface devices and owns LinkedIn, GitHub, and the Xbox gaming brand. Microsoft is one of the world's most valuable companies, playing a key role in personal computing, enterprise software, AI, and cloud computing.