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Software Engineer

Microsoft

Microsoft

Software Engineering
Posted on Aug 6, 2025

Software Engineer

Nairobi, Nairobi City, Kenya

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Date posted
Aug 05, 2025
Job number
1854979
Work site
Up to 50% work from home
Travel
0-25 %
Role type
Individual Contributor
Profession
Software Engineering
Discipline
Software Engineering
Employment type
Full-Time

Overview

This is an exciting role with opportunities to drive impact on a global scale, support strong business growth with cutting edge technologies. Our team’s mission is to make Windows the most trusted platform for your business and life. The modern compliance platform engineering team is chartered to transform what compliance means to Microsoft and our customers. Retaining and building customer trust starts with trustworthy development. This team is at the forefront of building innovative, AI driven solutions that empower product agility, data governance, interoperability, and responsible use, all designed to increase the trust of our customers and partners.

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 discipline with proven experience coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python
    • OR equivalent experience.
  • Experience collaborating/ability to collaborate with teams across different time zones and geographies.
  • Solid problem solving and debugging skills with great attention to detail.

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Responsibilities

  • Design, build and manage innovative and highly reliable services that support trustworthy development.
  • Create feature specifications in co-ordination with your feature team and partners.
  • Review and influence ongoing design, architecture, standards and methods for operating services and systems; assess design and code changes to drive improvements.
  • Analyze data to measure the impact of the changes and recommend opportunities for improvement.
  • Improve service engineering excellence.

Benefits/perks listed below may vary depending on the nature of your employment with Microsoft and the country where you work.
Industry leading healthcare
Educational resources
Discounts on products and services
Savings and investments
Maternity and paternity leave
Generous time away
Giving programs
Opportunities to network and connect

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 and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations.