Principle Software Engineer

Job Description

Join Microsoft's innovative and impactful product group to work on cutting-edge solutions supporting collaboration and productivity through Microsoft Teams.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 6+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python OR equivalent experience.
• 4+ years of experience architecting and building large-scale cloud applications.

Responsibilities

• Develop efficient validation logic and implement high-availability and resiliency patterns to ensure reliable, seamless service at scale.
• Collaborate with internal teams and industry stakeholders to align dependencies and create compelling user scenarios on the Teams platform.
• Design, develop, and deploy high-quality features with strong execution and deployment plans, driving innovation with a customer-centric approach.
• Provide technical leadership for strategic initiatives, guiding the team to ensure excellence in technical execution and platform integration.
• Reuse and contribute to open-source libraries, establishing best practices for monitoring, troubleshooting, and operational excellence.
• Own and operate services of massive scale.
• Perform live site/dev ops engineering for services with top-notch monitoring, dashboards, and troubleshooting guides.

Benefits

• Employees at Microsoft are often offered comprehensive, “world-class” benefits—including health and mental-wellness programs, competitive pay with bonuses and stock awards, and retirement/savings options. Time-off and flexibility are common, with generous vacation and holidays, parental and caregiver leave, and flexible work schedules, alongside learning support, employee resource groups, product discounts, and matching-gifts/volunteering programs. Specific benefits can vary by region.