Job: Senior Software Development Engineer – Data Mining Job

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Job Category: Software Engineering: DevelopmentLocation: Zurich, CHJob ID: 836259-110702Division: Microsoft Business Solutions

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Senior Software Development Engineer - Data Mining

Our CRM Netbreeze team is working on Social monitoring functionality for Microsoft Dynamics CRM to offer our customers comprehensive coverage of social channels including Facebook, YouTube and Twitter, as well as 6,000 online news websites, 18 million blogs and 500,000 message boards. Social media has changed consumer behavior, giving them a very powerful voice that they are not afraid to use. Businesses, especially those who are looking to better orchestrate their customers’ experiences, are looking to technology solutions to enable them to listen to what is happening across social media and news channels, monitor sentiment and take effective action to drive sales, optimize campaigns and engender customer loyalty. 

We are seeking the best and brightest engineering talent to join our CRM Netbreeze team in Zurich where your creativity, passion, and expertise will have a huge impact in taking our product to the next level. We believe that social capabilities can play a critical role in enabling companies to develop and manage their customer relationships. Help us deliver a complete CRM solution that includes social monitoring and analytics!

As a Senior Data Mining Software Development Engineer you will:

●Apply novel data and text mining techniques to extract business insights from large social media data sets
●Design and implement efficient data processing algorithms
●Improve our automated text analysis and sentiment detection algorithms and tools
●Design and implement code to improve robustness of our services and to scale our services to a huge customer base 
●Bring in your ideas and experience to improve internal processes
●Coach junior developers

Experience and technical skills:
●M.S. or Ph.D. degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or related field
●A minimum of 8 years of experience as a software engineer 
●Strong background in data mining and machine learning
●Excellent Java programming skills
●Deep knowledge of algorithms and data structures
●Cloud computing experience

Skills to distinguish you from other applicants:
●Practical experience in automated text analysis and natural language processing
●Experience with Lucene/Solr

Required non-technical skills:

Besides your technical skills, professional proficiency in English is required, German language knowledge is a plus. For this position, excellent technical communication skills are a must. Being part of a dynamic team of highly skilled software developers, you are expected to participate and communicate actively, with an open-minded, solution-oriented mindset to contribute to the team’s success.

Benefits of working at Microsoft:

Microsoft values different life experiences and viewpoints. We seek out people from diverse backgrounds and encourage them to take risks and approach challenges unconventionally. We will invest in your health and financial future, and encourage you to pursue your interests and passions away from the office. Our products and technologies help you balance life away from the office and enable you to manage your schedule efficiently.

Your Career:

We take your career seriously at Microsoft and will ensure that we provide regular reviews throughout the year to offer continuous feedback and support to inspire you, develop your skills and ensure your personal satisfaction and growth. The Microsoft performance philosophy recognizes higher performance with bigger rewards through a formal annual performance review.

Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer and supports workforce diversity. All applications for vacant positions will be welcomed and will be considered on the relative merits of the applicant against the role profile for the position regardless of color, race, nationality, ethnic origin, sex, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, parental responsibilities, age, religion, or belief.

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