Principal Software Engineer at Microsoft

, , United States -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

20 Feb, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

22 Nov, 25

Experience

10 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Software Engineering, System Design, Performance Optimization, Linux, Windows, Kernel Development, Driver Development, C, C++, Systems Programming, Mentoring, Project Management, Monitoring, Reliability, Observability, Technical Solutions

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 or C++ OR equivalent experience 4+ years of experince in System Design and development skills, and performance optimization. Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science OR related technical field AND 10+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C or C++ OR Master'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 or C++ OR equivalent experience. Linux/Windows kernel and/or DPDK development experience Systems programming experience Kernel or driver development experience. Experience in shipping products or services with quality and drive for profound impact. Ability to work with multiple partner teams and external vendors to drive impact.

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.