Principal Software Engineer

We are a modern engineering organization that embodies industry best practices in Product-Led Growth (PLG). We are data-informed, hypothesis-driven, and rigorous in measuring outcomes to ensure undeniable customer and business impact. We collaborate closely with industry-leading PMs, designers, data scientists, user researchers, and marketers to build deep customer insights that inform the design of experiences used by hundreds of millions of people every day. We partner with teams across the company to deliver world-class services, and we create experiences that connect with customers across Microsoft products. We play a direct role in driving business growth and framing our business value to end users and our vibrant community of fans.

Building a successful team involves creating an inclusive workplace where all people and ideas are welcome. We invest in the health of our team and take "how we work" as seriously as the impact we have on customers and the business. You don’t need to know everything when you join our team; just bring your growth mindset and willingness to learn, and we will provide mentorship and career growth to help you succeed. As employees, we come together to innovate and empower ourselves to realize our shared goals. Each day we build on our values of respect, integrity, and accountability to create a culture of inclusion where everyone can thrive at work and beyond.

This position is based at the Redmond campus with 3 days per week work in the office and 2 days per week work from home. Relocation assistance is available. 

Microsoft’s mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. As employees we come together with a growth mindset, innovate to empower others, and collaborate to realize our shared goals. Each day we build on our values of respect, integrity, and accountability to create a culture of inclusion where everyone can thrive at work and beyond.  

Responsibilities

• Architect and implement secure, reliable, scalable, and sustainable software.
• Work closely with cross-functional teams including product management, data science, and design to translate business needs into technical solutions.
• Lead by example and mentor others to develop, validate, release, and derive insights from software that enhances customer experiences as outlined above.
• Champion customer-first design that leads to increased loyalty to Copilot and Microsoft 365.
• Apply critical analyses to data to validate hypotheses and inform decisions.
• Build and maintain communication with key partners across the Microsoft ecosystem.
• Foster an inclusive environment that welcomes diverse perspectives, and in turn leverages that diversity to create more inclusive products for our customers.
• Model a growth mindset by learning from others and sharing your learnings with others.
• Contribute to a culture of continuous improvement, leading and mentoring others to identify opportunities and improve the way our team works.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 6+ years technical engineering experience with coding in C++ or C#
  • OR equivalent experience.
• 6+ years experience working on C++ client applications and distributed server-side .NET systems.
• Experienced architecting and implementing large-scale apps, experiences, or services that span multiple systems. 

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