My team is hiring. The job descriptions are below. PM me if you’re interested:
Windows Live Mobile Search team is focused on delivering outstanding search and local navigation experience on mobile devices. Our goal is to put the power of Windows Live Services right in your pocket. We own creating addictively useful experiences for folks trying to search from their cell phones. Our mission is to get every one of the mobile queries. We do this by building best-of-breed browser and full-client experiences along with a high-performance platform, and by creating opportunities for users to experience the value through carriers or direct distribution. We are enabling experiences on your mobile devices such as Driving directions, 2D maps, GPS based navigation, category search, product search, browsing detailed maps, finding movie times & gas prices or just searching anything on the web your are remotely curious about. The field is full of stiff competition, but the battle is far from won for anyone. We delivered award winning Mobile Search (Live Search) client on Windows Mobile & Blackberry and outstanding browse experience (m.live.com) that gets consistent praise. We consistently win reviews against Google and Yahoo. There is lot more to do.
In Windows Mobile 7, we are building a world class, rich, immersive and exploitive app using latest and greatest technologies such as Silverlight & XAML. We will enhance Browse experience by leveraging best of breed technologies available in the industry today. We are also building highly scalable backend and high performance developer platform. Our mission is to get every one of the mobile queries and be the developer platform for search and local information.
We are looking for developers with the passion to stretch the boundaries of how people connect with local information. We’re looking for people who understand the special constraints of the mobile world and have experience building dynamic applications for mobile devices. We are looking for developers who can work on problems unique to mobile computing, from inception through the end of the product development life-cycle. This is an excellent opportunity to help drive the flow of information into users’ hands. The team offers an energetic environment, solid growth potential, and a great set of people to work with.
We have Senior SDE and SDE II positions.
SDE II (2 Positions)
We are looking for SDEs to work on our next generation rich client, to create high performance platform and highly scalable backend. You will be leveraging best-of-breed technologies such as Silverlight, WPF, XAML, .NET CF and IIS7.
A successful candidate will have:
· Passion for technology and UX
· Experience with the latest mobile technologies
· Solid experience designing, implementing and testing applications written using C#/C++, .NET CF, ASP.NET. Experience with WPF or Silverlight is a plus.
· Good communication skills and the ability to approach problems from the customer’s perspective
· Experience developing and shipping multi-threaded server solutions.
· Commitment to Engineering Excellence
· Bachelor’s degree in CS or equivalent industry experience
· 3+ years of software development experience required.
Senior SDE
We are looking for a Senior SDE to work on our next generation rich client, to create high performance platform and highly scalable backend. You will be leveraging best-of-breed technologies such as Silverlight, WPF, XAML, .NET CF and IIS7.
A successful candidate will have:
· Passion for technology and UX
· Experience with the latest mobile technologies
· Solid experience designing, implementing and testing applications written using C#/C++, .NET CF, ASP.NET. Experience with WPF or Silverlight is a plus.
· Excellent and pragmatic judgment, good communication skills and the ability to approach problems from the customer’s perspective
· Experience developing and shipping multi-threaded server solutions.
· Ability to work in cross-collaborative environments with commitment to Engineering Excellence
· Bachelor’s degree in CS or equivalent industry experience
· 6+ years of software development experience required.