Software Design Web Engineer (DHTML, AJAX), Windows Live Member Experience, EDC
Department: Windows Live Member Experience, Ireland
Job Title: Software Design Web Engineer (DHTML, AJAX)
Location: European Development Centre, Dublin Ireland
Reports to: Lead Developer
Salary: Negotiable
Summary of Project/Product/Division:
The WLN team is starting a new team to improve the way customers discover and acquire Windows Live services (http://ideas.live.com/). Our project will compete head-to-head with Google and offer a unique opportunity to develop Win32 client applications, .NET web services to support them, and eventually Vista-focused client applications. We’re a part of the Windows Live Member Experience team, which provides experiences across Windows Live for merchandising, installation, signup, sign in, and account management and owns the Windows Live Favorites service.
Responsibilities:
- DHTML/AJAX web development
- .NET Web Sites/Services development
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- Develop web-based localization capabilities
- Write Windows Installer deployment code
- Instrument web sites and services to measure customer experience
- Work with internal partners to define installation platform interfaces and requirements
- Provide technical guidance to help partners with on-boarding
- Analyze instrumentation data to understand and resolve customer-impacting issues
- Cooperate with internal teams and projects to improve underlying Microsoft software platforms
Minimum Requirements:
- Passion for good customer experiences, and for technology.
- Strong object-oriented design skills and coding experience in C/C++ or C#
- 3 years DHTML, JS experience
- 3 years .NET Web Sites/Services development experience
- Experience with web-based content localization, globalization (ideally 1 ship cycle)
- B.S. in CS or equivalent
- Ability to work independently while tackling large ambiguous challenges
- Fluent English
Desired Requirements:
- Experience with AJAX and ATLAS preferred
- WIX, and Agile Development are plusses
Application:
If you feel you are a match for our requirements and want to join our team when applying please send your up to date resume to irljobs@microsoft.com quoting reference number 159076. Please state in your mail where you heard about the job and answer the following questions:
- What is your proudest career achievement?
- What are your three strongest coding languages?
- Why do you want to join Microsoft?
- What are your remuneration expectations?
- When are you available for hire?