Principal Architect, Windows Platform & Developers at Microsoft

Hyderabad, Telangana, India -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

02 Mar, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

02 Dec, 25

Experience

10 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Technical Leadership, Architecture, Mentoring, Communication, Problem-Solving, Diversity and Inclusion, Coding, Debugging, Teamwork, Analytical Skills, Windows Development, Open-Source, Visual Studio, C++, Java, Python

Industry

Software Development

Description

- Technical Leadership for the Engineering Director Team. You will be seen as and will be playing the technical leadership role at the Director level where you will be setting up, reviewing, signing off and contributing to the technical and architectural decisions made by various GEM teams across the reporting Director. You will act as driver, consultant, bouncing board, and champion for such technical choices and directions. You will be expected to represent the Director and its projects at Director or Windows level communities to be able to align and bring back the cohesiveness in the technical and architectural stream. - Contributing to the Architecture Community. This role reports to the Engineering Director and as such you are a key member of the Director's Leadership Team. You will participate in a wide variety of decision-making discussions and will need to bring your unique viewpoint to the table, share, and help us make the best decisions. Similarly, you work on a wide variety of group-impacting activities whether it is D&I initiatives, training, communications, etc. - IC Mentor and Confidant. As an approachable member of the leadership community with a role most similar to the ICs in the org, you will need to devote some of your focus to mentoring and growing others and having your pulse on the IC community. You will need to bring that back to the leadership and ensure we make changes to make the IC employee experience as great as possible. Many people will see you as a path to the Architect and Principal Engineer, so you will need to represent the Director and their LT in the way they would. Required Qualifications: - Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 8+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python - OR equivalent experience. - Researching (and perhaps building prototypes and beyond) some new ways of doing something - Demonstrates a mastery of communication and data presentation and storytelling skills. - Exhibits a growth mindset and humility, while working through high stakes scenarios. - Proven experiences as an ally who can further a more open, diverse, and inclusive workplace with a goal of everyone feeling like they belong. - Demonstrated hypothesis-driven, problem-solving orientation. - Solid technical and analytical skills, and a passion for customers. - Solid design, coding, debugging, teamwork, and communication skills These requirements include but are not limited to the following specialized security screenings: - Master's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 12+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python - OR Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 15+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python - OR equivalent experience. - Experience working on Open-Source projects in GitHub. - Experience with Windows development tools and technologies, including Visual Studio and the Windows SDK. XAML familiarity is a plus. - Win32 application and systems programming experience will be a bonus.

Responsibilities

Provide technical leadership for the Engineering Director Team and contribute to architectural decisions across various teams. Act as a mentor and confidant for individual contributors, ensuring a positive employee experience.