Software Engineering Intern, CTJ

About the Role

Join the Microsoft Specialized Cloud (MSC) team, building and operating cloud services for U.S. government customers at significant scale. MSC enables Microsoft and Azure, the fastest-growing cloud platform in the world. Software engineering teams solve challenging problems across distributed systems, developer platforms, data, reliability, and product experiences. This role involves collaboration across Microsoft to deliver secure, dependable, and innovative technology. As a Software Engineering Intern, you will work with teammates to solve problems and build innovative software solutions, applying your passion for customers and product quality. You will provide technical guidance to Technical Program Managers and Product Managers, learn and adopt new technologies, tools, methods, and processes.

Key Responsibilities

• Applies principles to diagnose and fix problems in code through sound and creative engineering.
• With guidance, creates and implements code at shipping quality for a product, service, or feature, reusing code as applicable.
• Completes software projects in a cooperative team environment. Documents and explains projects to team members to ensure long-term continuity.
• Improves technical solutions by seeking out and incorporating feedback, and learning and following established quality and security practices.
• Learns team-specific technologies and related industry developments and continuously builds skills relevant to assigned work.
• Proactively seeks new knowledge that will improve the ability to deliver software at quality that the team requires.
• Learns new engineering methods, tools, and best practices, and incorporates them into work processes.
• Partners with appropriate stakeholders (e.g., mentor, manager) to understand user requirements for a feature and develops engineering plans to fulfill those requirements.
• Embody company culture and values.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Computer Science or related technical field.

Qualifications

• Currently pursuing a Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or related technical field with at least one semester/term remaining following the completion of the internship.
• OR Currently pursuing a Master’s Degree in Computer Science or related technical field with at least one semester/term remaining following the completion of the internship.

Security Clearance & Other Requirements

• Candidates must be able to meet Microsoft, customer, and/or government security screening requirements.
• Must have an active U.S. Government Top Secret Security Clearance.
• Failure to maintain or obtain the appropriate clearance and/or customer screening requirements may result in employment action up to and including termination.
• Position requires successful verification of the stated security clearance.
• Must pass the Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter.
• Position requires verification of U.S. citizenship due to citizenship-based legal restrictions.
• Citizenship will be verified via a valid passport, or other approved documents, or verified US government Clearance.