**This position is intended for** **candidates who graduated in 2025** **,** **have** **n** **o active** **academic** **backlogs** **,** **and** **have not held any full-time employment prior to applying** **.** As a **Software Engineering** **Apprentice** , you will work with teammates to solve problems and build innovative software solutions. You will apply your passion for customers and product quality as you provide technical guidance to Technical Program Managers and Product Managers. You will learn and adopt relevant new technologies, tools, methods, and processes to leverage in your solutions. This opportunity will enable you to advance your career by designing, developing, and testing next-generation software that will empower every person and organization on the planet to achieve more. You will work on real-world projects in collaboration with teams across the world, while having fun along the way. You’ll be empowered to build community, explore your passions and achieve your goals. This is your chance to bring your solutions and ideas to life while working on cutting-edge technology. **Responsibilities** + Apply engineering principles to solve complex problems through sound and creative engineering. + Work with appropriate stakeholders to determine user requirements for a feature. + Understand the business context and business/end-user requirements for the program + Quickly learns new engineering methods and incorporates them into work processes. + Seek feedback and apply internal or industry best practices to improve technical solutions. + Demonstrate skill in time management and completing software projects in a cooperative team environment. + Review current developments and proactively seek new knowledge that will improve the availability, reliability, efficiency, observability, and performance of products while also driving consistency in monitoring and operations at scale. + Develop and test programs (such as Java, Python and HTML5) aligned with design specifications using best practices like reusability and exception handling. Maintain documentation for code, test cases, and reusable components. **Qualifications** Required Qualifications: + Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field Preferred Qualifications: + Ability to demonstrate an understanding of computer science fundamentals, including data structures, algorithms, and operating systems **Important notice:** + Please consider this only as a job posting and application for the role of an apprenticeship with Microsoft. + Please note that the apprenticeship program is for a period of **12 months** and is not a full-time permanent opportunity. The apprenticeship program promotes skill development by providing practical, on-the-job training. Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. Consistent with applicable law, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran or military status, race, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations (https://careers.microsoft.com/v2/global/en/accessibility.html) .