Job Category: Software Engineering: Intl Proj Engineering & Loc
Location: Bellevue, WA, US
Job ID: 835905-111401
Division: Online Services Division
Since Bing launched in June of 2009, the search world has changed for the better. We’re helping people break free from search overload and enabling them to make decisions with Bing’s powerful, friendly tools. We’re attracting new users and changing how people think about Microsoft and Search. We have a long road ahead and we need your help! Key to our continued success in this hypercompetitive space is taking enormous volumes of data and turning them into useful, actionable information to drive increased user engagement through great Bing features and improvements. We’re talking petabytes of data about how searches succeed, how they fail, and how we can improve Bing and our partner properties like maps, commerce, travel, and more.
The Bing Global PM team in Bellevue is looking for an International Project Engineer to enable key Bing engineering teams to ship their features in international markets. The ideal candidate will have a background in Search, with deep expertise in localization.
Roles & Responsibilities
Do you have a passion for shipping products internationally? Do you love working with cool new technologies? Do you like BIG challenges - big scale, big competition, big impact? Bing is becoming an increasingly key component in both Microsoft’s global strategy as well as the strategies of many of our partners, such as Yahoo and Nokia. Your experience and passion can help Bing make a difference worldwide.
Skills & Qualificactions
- Energy and passion for international customers and product quality.
- Strong teamwork spirit and collaboration skills.
- Deep understanding of localization tools & processes.
- Good foundation in Project Management theory and concepts.
- Excellent communication skills (written and verbal).
- Good organizational skills and detail oriented.
- Ability to deal with ambiguity.
- Passion to improve processes, and optimize efficiency, budget and resources.
Experience Required
Required
- 3 years+ experience in localization project management .
- Experience in vendor management.
- Strong track record of delivering results in cross-team situations. Excellent collaboration skills.
- Familiarity with agile development methods.
- Able to balance and prioritize competing workloads.
- Strong verbal and written communications skills.
- Comfortable working at all levels of an organization.
- Self-starter and self-motivated.
Bonus
- Experience with large-scale web development
- Experience with shipping products internationally
- Ability to participate in code reviews with focus on international
- Data mining/data analysis skills
- A MS in CS or the Equivalent
- Proficiency in a second language as a plus
Microsoft is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE) and strongly supports diversity in the work place.
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Location: Bellevue, WA, US
Job ID: 835905-111401
Division: Online Services Division
Since Bing launched in June of 2009, the search world has changed for the better. We’re helping people break free from search overload and enabling them to make decisions with Bing’s powerful, friendly tools. We’re attracting new users and changing how people think about Microsoft and Search. We have a long road ahead and we need your help! Key to our continued success in this hypercompetitive space is taking enormous volumes of data and turning them into useful, actionable information to drive increased user engagement through great Bing features and improvements. We’re talking petabytes of data about how searches succeed, how they fail, and how we can improve Bing and our partner properties like maps, commerce, travel, and more.
The Bing Global PM team in Bellevue is looking for an International Project Engineer to enable key Bing engineering teams to ship their features in international markets. The ideal candidate will have a background in Search, with deep expertise in localization.
Roles & Responsibilities
Do you have a passion for shipping products internationally? Do you love working with cool new technologies? Do you like BIG challenges - big scale, big competition, big impact? Bing is becoming an increasingly key component in both Microsoft’s global strategy as well as the strategies of many of our partners, such as Yahoo and Nokia. Your experience and passion can help Bing make a difference worldwide.
Skills & Qualificactions
- Energy and passion for international customers and product quality.
- Strong teamwork spirit and collaboration skills.
- Deep understanding of localization tools & processes.
- Good foundation in Project Management theory and concepts.
- Excellent communication skills (written and verbal).
- Good organizational skills and detail oriented.
- Ability to deal with ambiguity.
- Passion to improve processes, and optimize efficiency, budget and resources.
Experience Required
Required
- 3 years+ experience in localization project management .
- Experience in vendor management.
- Strong track record of delivering results in cross-team situations. Excellent collaboration skills.
- Familiarity with agile development methods.
- Able to balance and prioritize competing workloads.
- Strong verbal and written communications skills.
- Comfortable working at all levels of an organization.
- Self-starter and self-motivated.
Bonus
- Experience with large-scale web development
- Experience with shipping products internationally
- Ability to participate in code reviews with focus on international
- Data mining/data analysis skills
- A MS in CS or the Equivalent
- Proficiency in a second language as a plus
Microsoft is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE) and strongly supports diversity in the work place.
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BINGAL
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