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Job Description

This apprenticeship is designed for candidates who graduated in 2025, possess a clean academic record (no active backlogs), and have not been previously employed in a full-time capacity.

As a Software Engineering Apprentice, you will collaborate with team members to tackle challenges and create cutting-edge software solutions. Utilizing your enthusiasm for customer satisfaction and product excellence, you will offer technical insights to Technical Program Managers and Product Managers. The apprenticeship provides opportunities to learn and implement new technologies, tools, methodologies, and processes to enhance your solutions. This program will foster your professional growth through the design, development, and testing of next-generation software aimed at empowering individuals and organizations worldwide to achieve more.

You will be immersed in real-world projects in conjunction with global teams, all while cultivating a positive and engaging work environment. You will be encouraged to foster community, explore your interests, and realize your aspirations. This is an unparalleled opportunity to realize your solutions and concepts while engaging with state-of-the-art technology.

Responsibilities

• Employ established engineering principles to develop innovative and effective solutions to complex technical challenges.
• Collaborate with relevant stakeholders to ascertain and define user requirements for specific features.
• Acquire a thorough comprehension of the business context and the needs of business users and end-users related to the assigned program.
• Demonstrate agility in acquiring new engineering techniques and incorporating them seamlessly into existing work processes.
• Actively solicit feedback and integrate internal and industry best practices to optimize technical solutions.
• Exhibit proficiency in time management and the successful execution of software projects within a collaborative team environment.
• Continuously monitor industry trends and proactively seek new knowledge to enhance the availability, reliability, efficiency, observability, and overall performance of products, while also promoting uniformity in monitoring and operational procedures at scale.
• Design, develop, and test software programs (e.g., Java, Python, and HTML5) in accordance with design specifications, employing best practices such as reusability and exception handling. Maintain comprehensive documentation for code, test cases, and reusable components.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a closely related discipline.
• Demonstrated understanding of core computer science principles, encompassing data structures, algorithms, and operating systems.

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This posting serves solely as a job advertisement and application for the Software Engineering Apprenticeship at Microsoft. The apprenticeship program is structured as a 12-month commitment and does not represent a guarantee of full-time permanent employment upon completion. The primary objective of the program is to facilitate skill enhancement through practical, hands-on training within a professional setting.

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