Principal Software Engineer at Microsoft
Redmond, Washington, United States -
Full Time


Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

03 Mar, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

03 Dec, 25

Experience

5 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

No

Skills

C#, C++, Java, JavaScript, Python, Distributed Systems, Performance Analysis, Databases, Large-Scale Data Processing, Secure Software Design, Cloud-Scale Infrastructure, Mentoring, Communication, Debugging, Software Development, Engineering

Industry

Software Development

Description
Partners with appropriate stakeholders to determine user requirements for a set of scenarios. Leads identification of dependencies and the development of design documents for a product, application, service, or platform. Leads by example and mentors others to produce extensible and maintainable code used across products. Leverages subject-matter expertise of cross-product features with appropriate stakeholders (e.g., project managers) to drive multiple group's project plans, release plans, and work items. Holds accountability as a Designated Responsible Individual (DRI), mentoring engineers across products/solutions, working on-call to monitor system/product/service for degradation, downtime, or interruptions. Proactively seeks new knowledge and adapts to new trends, technical solutions, and patterns that will improve the availability, reliability, efficiency, observability, and performance of products while also driving consistency in monitoring and operations at scale and shares knowledge with other engineers. Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 6+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python OR equivalent experience. 6+ years of industry programming, software development, and/or software engineering experience. Collaborate with partner teams to meet the engineering goals in a unified manner. Proficiency in C# or C/C++, and strong design, implementation, and debugging skills; knowledge of scripting languages a plus. Experience with distributed systems, performance. analysis, databases, and/or large-scale data processing Solid communication skills (both written and oral). Ability to prioritize tasks and work independently. These requirements include but are not limited to the following specialized security screenings: Knowledge of Azure services and systems a plus. Experience with financial analysis a plus. Experience with building cloud-scale infrastructure components. Awareness, passion, and experience related to cloud scale distributed design and patterns. Familiar with secure software design concepts. Proven track record of delivering projects that include multiple components.
Responsibilities
The Principal Software Engineer partners with stakeholders to determine user requirements and leads the development of design documents. They mentor engineers, monitor systems for issues, and drive improvements in product performance and reliability.
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