Microsoft: Lead Software Developer Mobile Applications, Dublin, Ireland
Lead Software Developer – Mobile Applications (L64)
Dublin, Ireland
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Microsoft is looking for a highly motivated senior C++ software development lead with a creative, inquisitive, and explorative mind who is passionate about shipping quality software.
Join us to become an integral part of Microsoft’s “Mobile” and “Live” strategy. As part of our Dublin-based Global Product Development team, you will be leading a small team that will drive the delivery of features and services for mobile phones.
We are building key features for social networking, communications platform, commercialization, and other areas. You and your team will be responsible for all aspects of product feature development including design, development, and quality.
You should have a passion for designing and developing end to end experiences on the mobile phone and be enthusiastic about a hands-on leadership role operating in an agile environment. Your team will have the opportunity to deliver technology and services to a global audience. You will spend at least 50% of your time coding, and you will work closely with Microsoft teams in the US and around the world.
This is a unique opportunity to work in a dynamic and technically challenging start-up environment, while making a significant impact in an area with huge business value for Microsoft.
Key requirements:
• Outstanding C or C++ programming skills
• At least 5 years of experience designing, implementing, and shipping complex software applications
• Experience leading a small team (3-6 people)
• Great blend of technology background, passion to learn, and customer focus
• Energy and desire to deliver high-quality software on aggressive schedules (minor releases every 3-6 months, major releases within 12-18 months)
• A proven track record of shipping on time and at a very high quality level
• Strong English verbal and written communication skills
• A university computer science degree or equivalent
Other experience that would be a plus for this position:
• Knowledge of Windows Mobile or other mobile development platforms
• Knowledge of client/server protocols, internet servers, mobile technology, or Web 2.0 technologies (social networking, IM, etc.)
• Experience with agile development methodologies
• Knowledge of C#
• Post-graduate degree in computer science or equivalent field
Interested? Send your CV to eurojobs@microsoft.com and reference job #910003.
Keywords: C, C++, C#, distributed systems, web services, client-server, file systems, device drivers, networking, operating systems, kernel mode, kernel development, web server, web proxy, web crawler, embedded systems, real-time systems, multithreading, synchronization, inter-process communication, RPC, XML, JavaScript, Silverlight, SOAP, REST, ASP.NET, MVT, A/B Testing, web analytics, social networking, Apache, agile development, sprint, scrum, database, SQL, MySQL, SQL Server, ADO.NET, stored procedures, data modeling, OLAP, fault tolerance, replication, fault recovery, performance, performance tuning, profiling, scalability, scalable systems, throughput, latency, simulation, modeling, validation, Windows Mobile, Windows CE, Symbian, J2ME.
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