Microsoft is hiring software engineers from Ghana to USA and Canada

Microsoft is hiring software engineers from Ghana to USA and Canada

Microsoft through its African University Recruitment Program is hiring final year students and recent graduates from Ghana for full-time software engineering roles and will be providing successful candidates with relocation to the United States and Canada.

Interested persons who will like to apply should have recently graduated from the university or will be graduating by 2023.

Here are the other qualifications you will need to meet.

  • Open to relocating to USA or Canada
  • Pursuing or recently completed a bachelor’s or master’s degree in engineering, computer science, or related field.  
  • One year of programming experience in an object-oriented language.  
  • Ability to demonstrate an understanding of computer science fundamentals, including data structures and algorithms. 
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To help interested persons prepare for the application process, the Microsoft Team is organizing a free virtual resume workshop. They will also provide information on Microsoft’s recruitment program, share tips on how to make your application stand out, and answer your questions.

The free resume workshop will take place from 6 – 7:30 pm GMT on Saturday 20th August 2022. The link to join the session will be provided after you register, link: http://aka.ms/ghtomicrosoft.

Don’t forget to kindly share this opportunity with your friends or anyone this might help so they don’t miss out.

If you have any questions about the event, feel free to contact Ivy Barley on Twitter.

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I’ve always wanted to improve as a developer, when I heard that Microsoft had come, I knew this was my chance

I’ve always wanted to improve as a developer, when I heard that Microsoft had come, I knew this was my chance

I’ve always wanted to improve my skills as a developer. I knew that the best people are at companies like Amazon, Microsoft, and Facebook. I’ve always wanted the kinds of challenges they represent. I always wanted to work with people who would wow me and teach me at the same time. When I heard that Microsoft had come to Kenya, I knew that “this is my chance”.

This is the story of George Maina, a Software Engineer at the Microsoft Africa Development Center (ADC-East) located in Nairobi, Kenya. He is one of the first hires of Microsoft and works on the Identity and Network Access team in Kenya.

Even though the ADC was an experiment the success of George’s team in the early days will go on to help Microsoft make investing more in the ADC an easy decision. The ADC has grown from 21 employees in three teams to over 400 in more than eight teams in three years. With Microsoft launching a 27 million dollar office facility to house the software engineers.

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Geroge works for the Microsoft Graph onboarding team, which is the third team to be formed at the ADC. “Right now, we’re four people, we help teams within Microsoft to onboard onto Graph and to manage their Graph deployments. … My role is to develop tooling to make sure we can automatically link their API when they publish it to our repo.”

I think we were the very first team to join Identity here, and we all came on the same day. There were then three teams at Microsoft’s Africa Development Center (ADC) in Nairobi. Each team had around seven people, making a total of 21. One team came aboard just a week before my team. At that time, it was not really clear where ADC was going. But it turned out really well. We’ve gotten our footing and have developed specialized areas. Several teams are now owners of certain operations within Microsoft. ADC has grown to around 400 just here in Kenya alone. That’s a testament to how well ADC has performed.

I remember when you came to visit, Igor, you said that you’d evaluate the operation after a few years, that it was an experiment. I remember going home that night thinking, wow, what happens if this fails?

I’ve learned so much. The last two years have blown my mind. I love working here and really love Microsoft. Microsoft offers so many opportunities everywhere.

George Maina

Igor Sakhnov, Microsoft Corporate vice president of Identity and Network Access Engineering, talks with software engineer George Maina about his entrepreneurial journey and the beginnings of the Microsoft ADC. Click to read the full conversation.

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Microsoft to train 10K software developers in South Africa

Microsoft to train 10K software developers in South Africa

Microsoft is committing to training ten thousand software developers in South Africa by the end of 2022. By giving them an opportunity to learn new and modern skills as well as access to the latest technologies. This is in an effort to help in building the local software developer community in the country.

Microsoft will through skilling programs and initiatives upskill developers so that they can add value within informal developer communities as well as across commercial and corporate environments.

At Microsoft, we understand the power of community says Lillian Barnard, General Manager at Microsoft South Africa. “And appreciate the value these shared spaces can bring to employees, businesses, and, ultimately, the world“, she adds.

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Lillian notes that when organizations like Microsoft work together with developer communities to overcome skills gaps the result is creativity and more innovation. Developers with access to the latest technologies and skills result in an acceleration of the digital transformation of businesses.

When we build thriving developer communities, …, we also create innovations that have a societal impact and that have the potential to change lives.” 

Lillian Barnard, Microsoft South Africa MD

Microsoft didn’t throw light on how or who it will partner with to execute this project. However, in previous campaigns, it has worked with developer communities such as the Andela Learning Community, Geekulcha, and other groups.

Last year, Microsoft trained three thousand developers in Gauteng, South Africa to drive youth employability.

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#MSBuild : Learn how to become a software developer, Python, C#, Visual Studio Code, GitHub

#MSBuild : Learn how to become a software developer, Python, C#, Visual Studio Code, GitHub

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How do you become a software developer? What are the skills necessary and the pathways available to becoming a software developer? If you have these and many other questions like these then keep reading.

It is Microsoft Build this week and Microsoft is hosting free sessions hosted by software engineers, Technical program managers and Principal software engineers working at Microsoft. It means you will learn about the roles, languages and how to get in and thrive from people with experience. Also, learn several programming languages like Python, C#, JavaScript, HTML, CSS, Azure, GitHub, Visual Studio Code, etc.

Here is what you should know to participate in Microsoft Build 2021 May digital developer event.

Here are the many sessions on various development topics to follow.

Collaborate in Visual Studio Code and GitHub

Get to know these popular tools so that you can code and collaborate like a pro.

Build apps with Python and C#

Learn how to make web apps or explore machine learning with two of the most popular languages.

Learn web development skills with JavaScript, HTML, and CSS

See how languages come together in an interactive web app and learn how to build your own.

Learn how to become a software developer

Hear from experienced developers and learn from the career journeys they’ve taken.

Ask experts about transitioning from school to your career

Learn from a data scientist, web dev, mixed reality dev, program manager, and cloud advocate.

Ask your burning questions about chatbots

Bots seem to be everywhere, but how do they work and what can they do? Find your answers here.

Build inclusive technology for a diverse world

Learn what it takes to build technologies and products that meet the needs of a diverse global audience.

Create visual storytelling magic with technology

Learn how Grady Cofer, a visual effects supervisor at Industrial Light & Magic, uses tech in the movies.

Build a Space Jam: A New Legacy gathering hub using JavaScript

See how JavaScript, Microsoft Teams, Microsoft Graph, and some cartoons come together with code.

Hear how a tech career can take you to space

Learn how Astronaut Stanley G. Love went from teaching programming to spending 306 hours in space.

Discover new ways to express your artistic side through AI

See how a creative senior cloud advocate uses Python and Azure to create amazing composite images.

Make your mark through a community project

Learn how to contribute to shared projects using MakeCode and Javascript.

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Microsoft is inviting female software engineers in Nigeria and Ghana to participate in a SE skills workshop

Microsoft is inviting female software engineers in Nigeria and Ghana to participate in a SE skills workshop

Microsoft is announcing a week-long software engineering skills workshop to empower female software engineers living in Ghana and Nigeria.

Microsoft’s LEAP Apprenticeship program and the Microsoft Africa Development Center bring the event as part of its commitment to empowering women in tech in Africa.

It is a virtual hands-on workshop and will take place from the 3rd to the 7th of May 2021.

The company says its goals are to help participants deepen their technical knowledge and sharpen their interview skills. It will also give them an opportunity to network and interact with Microsoft female software engineers.

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Business Program Manager at Microsoft Nigeria, Princess Anya says this workshop is for you if you applied for a software engineering role in a top technology organization and couldn’t get the position.

To participate in the workshop check out the eligibility requirements from the application page. Some are to have a year and above experience in programming, be a resident of Nigeria or Ghana.

Click to find out more and apply to participate in the Microsoft software engineering skills workshop.

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