We're Hiring!! Microsoft Commerce Server Product Unit

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04/19/2008

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We have four (4) senior positions open for strong candidates who are passionate about e-commerce, Microsoft technologies, and making a difference in the marketplace! All positions are located at Microsoft Corporate Headquarters in Redmond WA, U.S.A and will require some business travel. If you are interested in any of the positions below, please send us your Resume by contacting us through the Email link on this blog (see upper right corner). Your inquiry will be treated as confidential. Thank you!

Microsoft Commerce Server Product Unit

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Job Title = Senior Program Manager

Job Category = Program Management

Product = Commerce Server

Are you excited by v.Next product creation, by incubation sponsored by senior Microsoft execs, without the risks associated with lean start-ups? Are you excited about working with .NET, Web, and Server application technologies? Want to leave a lasting impression and legacy in customers’ site & technology architecture? Want to help us incorporate customers’ needs into the next generation Commerce Server? Want to help define the next generation of experiences in the areas of shopping technologies, personal relevance, social networking, and user expression?

If so, Commerce Server “regenerated” is just the team for you! We are a group within Developer Division responsible for the e-Commerce charter as the Commerce Server product unit. The product is the transactional engine that powers the e-Commerce workload of the web platform. We are #1 in installed base for packaged e-Commerce software in the Enterprise space (5000+ customers). The product also functions as a beachhead that brings in the entire Microsoft technology platform to support it (Windows, SQL, BizTalk, Visual Studio, SharePoint/MOSS, Dynamics, and many others).

The product is undergoing transformational product and business changes to position it broader and deeper in the market space. We are enabling this transformation with the creation of a joint development program with a well established partner to serve short and long term needs of the product. This position is located at Microsoft Corporate Headquarters, in Redmond and will require some travel to customer sites within the United States (estimated 25-40% travel, depends on customer projects).

This opportunity allows you to interact with customers of our existing products to help them through business requirements towards technical requirements and solutions architecture. This opportunity allows you to help re-invent a mature product for the next generation business, interacting and incorporating requirements from key customers within a Joint Development Program role.

We are in need of a Senior Program Manager to provide solutions architectural expertise for our key customers in the following areas:

• Joint Development Program liaison

• Architectural Design Sessions

• Technical/Architectural consulting

• Architecture, Database, Infrastructure, Deployment Reviews

Requirements:

• Passionate about software development, design, and architecture

• Experience in solutions architecture/consulting, and/or application design (feature specs, design specs)

• Experience in shipping software at customer/service engagements, and/or shipping software at Microsoft

• Excellent communication skills and be comfortable working collaboratively with internal and external teams as well as customer technical contacts

• BS in a computer science or related fields

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Job Title = Principal Program Management Architect

Job Category = Program Management

Product = Commerce Server

The product is undergoing transformational product and business changes to position it broader and deeper in the market space. We are enabling this transformation with the creation of a joint development with a well established partner to serve short and long term needs of the product. This position is located at Microsoft Corporate Headquarters, in Redmond and may require some travel to the partner location in Ottawa or to customer sites (estimated 25% travel).

This opportunity allows you to re-invent a mature product for the next generation business, effectively re-building the product to create the next platform and API for the e-Commerce space. As an architect, you will coordinate all technical aspects of the Commerce Server product to ensure customer scenarios are realized, you will work closely with the program management and development teams to define requirements and design the product, and you will help develop the long-term technical vision for e-commerce.

We are in need of a senior Principal PM Architect to oversee the joint development partner activities of the following areas:

• Product strategy and technical direction by analyzing, designing, validating, and justifying the architectural approaches for the product

• Define the developer/operator/business user/end user experience for the next generation Commerce Server platform

• Define the overall architecture of the next generation Commerce Server platform

• Drive cross product / cross division technology initiatives to ensure the product uses the best underlying Microsoft technologies

Requirements:

• Passionate about building great architectures and creating extensible .NET-based server products

• Experience building high-end, enterprise class, server-based architectures

• Excellent communication skills, both written and oral

• Strong cross group skills, comfortable working collaboratively with both internal and external teams

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Job Title = Development Manager

Job Category = Software Development

Product = Commerce Server

The product is undergoing transformational product and business changes to position it broader and deeper in the market space. We are enabling this transformation with the creation of a joint development with a well established partner to serve short and long term needs of the product. This position is located at Microsoft Corporate Headquarters, in Redmond and may require some travel to the partner location in Ottawa or to customer sites (estimated 10-25% travel).

This opportunity allows you to re-invent a mature product for the next generation business, effectively re-building the product to create the next lasting platform API and functionality for the e-Commerce space. You will be a member of the Commerce Server leadership team, working closely with the GPM and Test Manager to coordinate product development with an external partner. The leadership team is responsible for defining customer requirements, product vision, and product development and release processes. This role provides scope and leadership experiences beyond a tactical or managerial role.

We are in need of a Development Manager to oversee the joint development partner activities of the following areas:

• Development discipline, specifically responsible for defining execution strategy and ensuring the development team is executing effectively per Developer Division standards

• Improving the development and product build infrastructure/process to enable efficient and agile software development meeting customer requirements and Microsoft shipping criteria

• Security, Localization-Globalization best practices and execution

• Development & architectural consulting for key customers

• Source code sharing program management

• Coaching/mentoring dev leaders and their staff

Requirements:

• Passionate about software development & comfortable debugging, and coding

• Thorough knowledge of all phases of the product cycle: design, development, test and maintenance

• Excellent communication skills and be comfortable working collaboratively with internal and external teams as well as customer technical contacts, with experience effectively leading virtual teams

• Knowledge of industry quality practices and theories as well experience in documenting design and engineering procedures

• Experience in shipping software at Microsoft and a BS in a computer science or related fields

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Job Title = Test Manager

Job Category = Software Testing

Product = Commerce Server

The product is undergoing transformational product and business changes to position it broader and deeper in the market space. We are enabling this transformation with the creation of a joint development with a well established partner to serve short and long term needs of the product. This position is located at Microsoft Corporate Headquarters, in Redmond and may require some travel to the partner location in Ottawa or to customer sites (estimated 10-25% travel).

This opportunity allows you to re-invent a mature product for the next generation business, effectively re-building the product to create the next lasting platform API and functionality for the e-Commerce space. You will be a member of the Commerce Server leadership team, working closely with the GPM and Dev Manager to coordinate product development with an external partner. The leadership team is responsible for defining customer requirements, product vision, and product development and release processes. This role provides scope and leadership experiences beyond a tactical or managerial role.

We are in need of a Test Manager to oversee the joint development partner activities of the following areas:

• Test discipline, specifically responsible for defining execution strategy and ensuring the test team is executing effectively per Developer Division standards

• Improving the QA infrastructure/process to enable efficient and agile software development meeting customer requirements and Microsoft shipping criteria and best practices

• Coaching test leaders and their staff

Requirements:

• Passionate about software development & comfortable debugging and coding

• Thorough knowledge of all phases of the product cycle: design, development, test and maintenance

• Broad awareness of Microsoft and industry software development practices and a strong focus on test methodology and best practices with an ability to identify critical challenges and opportunities

• Knowledge of industry quality practices and theories as well experience in documenting design and engineering procedures

• Experience in shipping software at Microsoft and a BS in a computer science or related fields

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Microsoft Commerce Server Product Unit

We're Hiring!! Microsoft Commerce Server Product Unit

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