Software Engineer 2

Overview

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You will play a critical role in advancing Governance Hub as a modern, high‑performing, AI‑ready platform. This engineer will be responsible for designing, building, and maintaining front‑end experiences that are secure, accessible, performant, and aligned with the Smart Governance program’s architectural strategy.

They will contribute deep expertise in modern frontend engineering—driving initiatives such as platform modernization, micro‑frontend integration, performance optimization, and AI‑assisted user experiences. The engineer will ensure that Governance Hub remains compliant with Microsoft’s Security First Initiative (SFI) and accessibility standards, while enabling scalable onboarding of governance workstreams across MSD.

This role involves close collaboration with engineering teams across governance domains, contributing reusable components, ensuring telemetry‑first architectures, and supporting tenant teams through development, deployment, and incident management. By adopting modern tooling (e.g., Vite, Fluent UI v9, Module Federation), the engineer will help sustain a future‑ready, unified governance experience.

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Responsibilities

• You will deliver High‑Quality Frontend Features - Build, enhance, and maintain secure, performant, and accessible frontend experiences for Governance Hub using modern frameworks and tooling (React, Vite, Fluent UI v9).
• You will advance the Platform Architecture - Contribute to and evolve the Governance Hub architecture, including micro‑frontend integration, module federation patterns, and shared component libraries that enable scale across governance workstreams.
• You will uphold Security, Compliance, and Accessibility Standards - Implement security‑first engineering practices, ensure SFI compliance, and apply shift‑left accessibility patterns to deliver trustworthy, compliant experiences.
• You will optimize Performance and Reliability - Continuously improve build pipelines, bundle sizes, load times, and runtime performance; proactively support live‑site health through monitoring, incident response, and engineering hygiene.
• You will enable AI‑Ready and Data‑Informed Experiences - Prototype and implement AI‑assisted features and use telemetry insights to drive user experience improvements and product quality decisions.
• You will collaborate Across Teams to Unify Governance Experiences - Work closely with partner teams to onboard new governance modules, align on architectural standards, and ensure consistent, cohesive user experiences across the Governance Hub ecosystem.
• You will mentor, guide and elevate the Team - Share expertise in architecture, accessibility, security, and frontend best practices to accelerate others, support onboarding, and uplift engineering maturity across the team.
  
  

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelors Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 5+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python
• OR equivalent experience.
• Technical Expertise
• Proven experience building modern, scalable frontend applications using JavaScript/TypeScript, React, and related frontend ecosystems.
• Strong understanding of frontend architecture patterns including micro‑frontends, module federation, bundling, code‑splitting, and performance optimization.
• Deep knowledge of HTML, CSS, accessibility standards (WCAG), and cross‑browser rendering.
• Experience with modern build toolchains such as Vite, Webpack, Nx, or similar modernization frameworks used in Governance Hub.
• Security, Compliance, and Quality
• Demonstrated proficiency applying secure‑by‑design engineering practices, including secure build pipelines, network isolation, and SFI‑aligned development.
• Experience in ensuring compliance with engineering standards such as S360, CodeQL, or similar enterprise compliance frameworks.
• Performance & Reliability
• Ability to improve build performance, bundle size, runtime responsiveness, and system reliability using profiling, tree‑shaking, dependency optimization, and CI/CD hygiene.
• AI‑Readiness & Product Thinking
• Experience building or integrating AI‑assisted experiences or operating within AI‑augmented product workflows (e.g., inline/ambient agentic prototypes).
• Ability to use telemetry, diagnostics, and user‑behavior insights to inform UX and feature improvements.
• Soft Skills
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate with cross‑functional engineering teams, onboard partners into shared architectures, and influence design decisions across multiple workstreams.
• Ability to mentor other engineers and elevate team capabilities in areas such as accessibility, compliance, and frontend best practices.
• Ability to independently drive complex technical work with minimal guidance while contributing to team and org‑level engineering direction.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to articulate technical decisions and guide cross‑team alignment.
  

Preferred Qualifications

• C# / .NET working experience.
  
  

This position will be open for a minimum of 5 days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.

Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran or military status, race, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance with religious accommodations and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations.

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