Every year, Microsoft welcomes Interns from all around the world to join the company. You contribute your goals, talents, potential, and enthusiasm for the adventure ahead.
Interns at Microsoft work on real-world projects in conjunction with teams from all around the world, all while having fun. You will be empowered to create community, pursue your passions, and achieve your objectives. This is your opportunity to put your answers and ideas into action while working with cutting-edge technology. The internship is meant not just for you to accomplish outstanding work while learning and growing, but also to immerse yourself in our culture of varied community connections, executive participation, and unforgettable events.
Software engineers (SWEs) work with teammates to solve problems and build innovative software solutions. You are passionate about customers and product quality, and you provide technical guidance to Technical Program Managers and Product Managers they consider user needs and product requirements. You will also be expected to demonstrate an ability to learn and adopt relevant new technologies, tools, methods and processes to leverage in your solutions. As a SWE, you are dedicated to design, development and testing of next-generation software which will empower every person and organization on the planet to achieve more.
Benefits:
- 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
Eligibility:
- Be enrolled in a bachelor’s or master’s degree in engineering, computer science or related field.
- Must have at least one additional quarter/semester of school remaining following the completion of the student worker program.
- Experience and interest in working with backend containerized microservices (ex: Docker, Kubernetes, etc.)
- Fluency in English.
- Have solid problem-solving skills.
- You must be legally authorised to work in Kenya to be eligible for this role. (Legally authorised = has citizenship or has been granted a valid visa or work permit)
Preferred qualifications:
- Be passionate about quality, performance, and reliability.
- Knowledge, experience with one or more general purpose programming languages such as C#, Python.
- Good interpersonal oral and written communications skills
- Experience delivering results through collaboration across disciplines, feature teams, and partners
Responsibilities:
- Applies engineering principles to solve complex problems through sound and creative engineering.
- Quickly learns new engineering methods and incorporates them into work processes.
- Seeks feedback and applies internal or industry best practices to improve technical solutions.
- Demonstrates skill in time management and completing software projects in a cooperative team environment.
