Senior Software Engineer, Event Integrations

When Microsoft Ignite and Microsoft Build go live the attendee experience only feels seamless because dozens of systems behave as one registration session scheduling streaming mobile badging and a broad ecosystem of SaaS partners all firing in sync. The Event Integrations and Operations Lead is the person who makes that happen. You own the deployment of our flagship events end to end and you are the connective tissue between Microsofts platform and the third-party services that extend it turning a collection of tools into one connected experience.

This is a high-ownership role for someone who thrives at the intersection of engineering and program management. You will partner hands-on with SaaS providers to design and stand up the API integrations that link their services into the event ecosystem and you will drive the operational rhythm that gets every event across the finish line on time. When a date cannot move you are the person building the work-back schedule holding teams accountable to it and clearing the path so nothing slips.

You bring energy and calm to equal measure. You communicate crisply across engineering product vendors and event producers; you anticipate the dependency that will bite three weeks from now; and you sweat the details because at event scale a single broken integration is visible to millions of people at once. If you are self-motivated organized under pressure and energized by high-stakes delivery we would like to meet you.

In this role you will:

• Own the end-to-end deployment of Microsofts flagship events including Microsoft Ignite and Microsoft Build from planning through live execution and post-event wrap-up.
• Partner with SaaS providers across the event ecosystem to connect their services into a single seamless attendee experience.
• Design build and validate API integrations between Microsofts event platform and third-party services and troubleshoot them under live conditions.
• Build and maintain detailed work-back schedules that map every dependency to an owner and a date and hold teams accountable to those commitments.
• Drive cross-team collaboration across engineering product marketing vendors and event operations keeping everyone aligned on scope status and risk.
• Run the operational rhythm of each event readiness reviews integration testing go/no-go checkpoints and live-event command so issues are caught early and resolved fast.
• Communicate status risks and decisions clearly to stakeholders at every level from individual engineers to executive sponsors.
• Capture lessons learned and continuously improve the integration and operations playbook so each event runs smoother than the last.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelors Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 4 years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including but not limited to C C C# Java JavaScript or Python OR equivalent experience.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Masters Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 6 years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including but not limited to C C C# Java JavaScript or Python OR Bachelors Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 8 years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including but not limited to C C C# Java JavaScript or Python OR equivalent experience. Experience delivering large-scale live events media productions or other high-visibility programs with hard launch dates.
• Experience integrating and managing SaaS or third-party vendor platforms within a larger technical ecosystem.
• Familiarity with cloud platforms (Microsoft Azure preferred) webhooks authentication and authorization patterns and data exchange between systems.
• Experience leading live operations or command-center-style execution under time pressure.
• A track record of building repeatable playbooks and improving operational processes over time.
• Hands-on experience with API development and integration designing building and troubleshooting REST or similar APIs to connect distributed systems and third-party services.
• Proficient in project and program management including building and driving work-back schedules that hold cross-functional teams accountable to dates.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with a proven ability to align and influence stakeholders across engineering product and business teams.
• Demonstrated success driving cross-team collaboration to deliver complex projects on fixed immovable deadlines.

Software Engineering IC4 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $119800 - $234700 per year. There is a different range applicable to specific work locations within the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area and the base pay range for this role in those locations is USD $160200 - $261000 per year.

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position will be open for a minimum of 5 days with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.

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