Software Engineer II - Mobile

Microsoft

2 - 5 years

Hyderabad

Posted: 23/08/2025

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. You’ll collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver seamless productivity experiences on a global scale.

If you're passionate about mobile innovation and making a real impact, let’s connect!

Qualifications

Required Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in computer science, or related technical discipline AND 3+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, Java, Kotlin OR equivalent experience.

Proven skill in designing large features or a small product.

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

2+ years of demonstrated experience in mobile development (Android / iOS).

Experience with JNI and integrating native C++ code in Android apps.

Knowledge of accessibility, localization, and internationalization practices.

Previous experience with large-scale mobile applications

Strong understanding of Android SDK, NDK, UI frameworks, and performance tuning.

Having a background or early exposure to experimentation and data science.

Responsibilities

Design, develop, and maintain features for the Office Android Suite of Applications using Java, Kotlin, and C++.

Collaborate with product managers, designers, and other engineers to define and implement solutions that meet user needs.

Optimize application performance and memory usage across a wide range of Android devices.

Participate in code reviews, debugging, and triaging issues.

Contribute to continuous integration and deployment pipelines.

Engineer features with strong attention to quality, performance, robustness, and resource usage

Work independently and collaboratively within and across product teams (across global development centres)

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.