Microsoft is on a quest to recruit students from Lagos University into software engineering roles at its Redmond campus
The initiative dubbed Africa to Redmond is set to take place in selected Universities across the continent. Part of an ongoing effort to recruit students from Africa into full time engineering roles at Microsoft. This is part of Microsoft’s plan to showcase the talent pool in Africa.
The second iteration of this program. Selected universities will be participating in this graduate role initiative..
The recruitment process is going to be in three phases. An online Coding challenge, Phone and In-person Interview. Starting with an online coding challenge for final year students. A panel of Judges will review the entries and selected applicants will be scheduled for an a phone-in interview. Selected candidates from the second stage will have an in-person interview. A successful candidate from the three steps will join Microsoft for a full time position. The candidate will be assigned to an engineering team once they accept the offer.
Here are some details about the Lagos University graduate role.
Africa to Redmond Software Engineering – Graduate Role / Applicants from Lagos University Only
Description:
Do complex problems make you thrive? You are intellectually curious and love to innovate and collaborate?
If so, join Microsoft to envision, create and build the solutions and tools of the future. Together, let’s empower billions.
What do Software Engineers do at Microsoft?
Software engineers (SWEs) collaborate with a committed team to design, develop and test the next generation of technology solutions for millions of people. This is where grassroots innovation and large-scale engineering coexist. The environment can lead to some fascinating stories!
Responsibilities:
As a Software engineer (SWE) at Microsoft, you will work in a team with other SWEs and program managers to solve problems and build innovative software solutions. You must be customer-obsessed and display a drive for quality.
Are dedicated to building software to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more.
You will also be expected to demonstrate an ability to learn and adopt relevant new technologies, tools, methods and processes to leverage in your solutions.
Qualifications
· Currently pursuing bachelor’s, master’s, or PhD degree in engineering, computer science or related field.
· A year or two of experience in object-oriented programming languages such as C++,C#, Java or other programming languages.
· Understanding of algorithms, data structures and other systems architecture factors that affect code quality, performance and customer experience
· Some experience building software outside of the classroom environment like an internship, hackathon, research project or related experience preferred
· Ability to work in a team and effective time management
Are you a student of Lagos University, Nigeria? Click here to apply. Don’t forget application deadline is August 7th. All the best and come share your experience and journey with us.
Microsoft is on a quest to recruit students from Ibadan University into software engineering roles at its Redmond campus.
The initiative dubbed Africa to Redmond is set to take place in selected Universities across the continent. Part of an ongoing effort to recruit students from Africa into full time engineering roles at Microsoft. This is part of Microsoft’s plan to showcase the talent pool in Africa.
The second iteration of this program. Selected universities will be participating in this graduate role initiative..
The recruitment process is going to be in three phases. An online Coding challenge, Phone and In-person Interview. Starting with an online coding challenge for final year students. A panel of Judges will review the entries and selected applicants will be scheduled for an a phone-in interview. Selected candidates from the second stage will have an in-person interview. A successful candidate from the three steps will join Microsoft for a full time position. The candidate will be assigned to an engineering team once they accept the offer.
Here are some details about the Ibadan University graduate role.
Africa to Redmond Software Engineering – Graduate Role / Applicants from Ibadan University Only
Description:
Do complex problems make you thrive? You are intellectually curious and love to innovate and collaborate?
If so, join Microsoft to envision, create and build the solutions and tools of the future. Together, let’s empower billions.
What do Software Engineers do at Microsoft?
Software engineers (SWEs) collaborate with a committed team to design, develop and test the next generation of technology solutions for millions of people. This is where grassroots innovation and large-scale engineering coexist. The environment can lead to some fascinating stories!
Responsibilities:
As a Software engineer (SWE) at Microsoft, you will work in a team with other SWEs and program managers to solve problems and build innovative software solutions. You must be customer-obsessed and display a drive for quality.
Are dedicated to building software to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more.
You will also be expected to demonstrate an ability to learn and adopt relevant new technologies, tools, methods and processes to leverage in your solutions.
Qualifications
· Currently pursuing bachelor’s, master’s, or PhD degree in engineering, computer science or related field.
· A year or two of experience in object-oriented programming languages such as C++,C#, Java or other programming languages.
· Understanding of algorithms, data structures and other systems architecture factors that affect code quality, performance and customer experience
· Some experience building software outside of the classroom environment like an internship, hackathon, research project or related experience preferred
· Ability to work in a team and effective time management
Are you a student of University of Ibadan, Nigeria? Click here to apply. All the best and come share your experience and journey with us.
Update: For New Africa to Redmond Software Engineering Applications that apply to 2018-2019 kindly check from the home page or click here for a list of related posts and choose your country or school.
Microsoft is on a quest to recruit students into engineering roles at its Redmond campus. The initiative dubbed Africa to Redmond is set to take place in selected Universities across the continent.
The initiative is part of an ongoing effort to recruit students from Africa into full-time engineering roles at Microsoft. This is part of Microsoft’s plan to showcase the talent pool in Africa.
For its first iteration, University Recruiting and Africans@Microsoft have selected five universities on the continent to recruit from. University of Nairobi(Kenya), University of Lagos(Nigeria), Ashesi University (Ghana), Makerere University (Uganda), and *University of Cape Town (South Africa).
The recruitment process is going to be in three phases. An online Coding challenge, Phone, and In-person Interview. Starting with an online coding challenge for final-year students. A panel of Judges will review the entries and selected applicants will be scheduled for a phone-in interview. Selected candidates from the second stage will have an in-person interview. A successful candidate from the three steps will join Microsoft for a full-time position. The candidate will be assigned to an engineering team once they accept the offer.
The first part of the selection, the online coding event is to show your coding skills. Students will show their engagement with coding by answering questions formulated by software engineers working at Microsoft.
Register at https://msft3c.com and use the Event code “vsSwVE” on the 29th July 2017 and finish the quiz between 9:30 am and 12 Midnight (the event code is subject to school, kindly check from image below)
The announcement to Africa to Redmond: Hack for Africa initiative says:
Do complex problems make you thrive? You are intellectually curious and love to innovate and collaborate.Join Microsoft to envision, create and build the solutions and tools of the future. Together, let’s empower billions.This is where grassroots innovation and large-scale engineering coexist. The environment can lead to some fascinating stories.
Functions Include: Development Engineering: Your work is core to what we do. Development massive, complex software systems that scale to billions.
Customer-facing technologist: Use your technical expertise in the planning, execution and communications of program activities.
Benefits and Perks:
– Building world-changing solutions -Network and collaborate with the brightest in the industry – Work-life balance and the flexibility to work remotely allows teams to be productive anywhere -Endless career paths filled with robust and diverse roles
For more information: careers.microsoft.com/benefits.
Learn more about life at Microsoft: blogs.microsoft.om/jobs
This is the first of its kind and will continue when successful. It’ll also be opened to more countries as it grows and continues. Is your university included? What do you think about this move from Microsoft.
*I’m still waiting for more details on the University of Cape Town event. – I’ll update as it comes in.
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