Principal Software Development Engineer

Microsoft's mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more.
$137,600 - $267,000
Distributed Systems
Principal Software Engineer
Hybrid
5,000+ Employees
10+ years of experience
AI · Enterprise SaaS

Description For Principal Software Development Engineer

Microsoft Start Network Ranking Infrastructure team is responsible for serving 100M+ daily active users with the most personalized experience. The system will power Start feed across a wide range of products like Windows, Edge, Super app, Skype, and Outlook.

As a Principal Software Development Engineer in the team, you will be directly impacting billions of users of Microsoft Start. Our mission is to provide relevant, personalized, safe, quality, and engaging content to the users who utilize our product. We use advanced Artificial Intelligence (AI) and LLMs based techniques to serve high-quality content to Microsoft Start users. We are looking for a hands-on tech lead to lead platform efforts of Ranking Infrastructure, who is not afraid to explore new ideas and bring the goodness of modern technology to MSN.

Responsibilities include:

  • Lead the architectural design and development of complex distributed software systems.
  • Partner deeply across disciplines and teams to deliver highly reliable and scalable products.
  • Provide technical guidance and mentorship to engineers and help them grow in their careers.
  • Participate in code reviews and provide feedback to other engineers.
  • Deliver high-quality code that is maintainable, performant, and testable.
  • Collaborate with product managers and partner teams to understand requirements and translate them into technical specifications.

Required Qualifications:

  • Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical discipline 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 designing and building scalable cloud solutions in distributed systems.
  • 4+ years of experience building and shipping production quality software or services.

Additional Qualifications:

  • Passion for designing and building very large-scale distributed systems.
  • Experience with building software systems that apply security best practices.
  • Drive to improve performance, availability, and reliability of services.
  • Drive to increase efficiencies through automation.

Join Microsoft and help empower every person and organization on the planet to achieve more while working in an inclusive environment that values respect, integrity, and accountability.

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Responsibilities For Principal Software Development Engineer

  • Lead architectural design and development of complex distributed software systems
  • Partner across disciplines and teams to deliver reliable and scalable products
  • Provide technical guidance and mentorship to engineers
  • Participate in code reviews and provide feedback
  • Deliver high-quality, maintainable, performant, and testable code
  • Collaborate with product managers and partner teams to translate requirements into technical specifications

Requirements For Principal Software Development Engineer

Java
JavaScript
Python
  • Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical discipline
  • 6+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python
  • 4+ years of experience designing and building scalable cloud solutions in distributed systems
  • 4+ years of experience building and shipping production quality software or services

Benefits For Principal Software Development Engineer

Medical Insurance
Education Budget
Parental Leave
  • Industry leading healthcare
  • Educational resources
  • Discounts on products and services
  • Savings and investments
  • Maternity and paternity leave
  • Generous time away
  • Giving programs
  • Opportunities to network and connect

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