Principal Software Engineer

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Engineering OR equivalent experience
• Experience in software design and backend service development
• Hands-on experience in an object-oriented language such as C++, C#, Java, Python, or equivalent experience with C

Nice to Haves

• Master's degree in Computer Science or Engineering
• Ability to communicate technical details clearly
• Experience in DevOps for live services or application frameworks
• Cloud services experience; Azure experience is highly desirable
• Strong analytical skills and a structured approach to software design
• Passion for building reliable, well-tested services
• Experience with Agile and iterative development processes
• Interpersonal Skills: Growth mindset, commitment to diversity and inclusion, confidence in expressing ideas, sense of ownership and accountability

What You'll Be Doing

• Design and implement scalable backend services and automation workflows
• Build and maintain AI-integrated tools
• Drive projects through to delivery
• Write clean, well-tested code
• Champion improvements to team software engineering practices
• Mentor junior engineers
• Collaborate with related teams to achieve goals
• Participate in the on-call rotation for service monitoring and incident management

Perks and Benefits

• Self-motivated and collaborative work environment
• Empowerment to work on high-impact problems
• Culture of inclusion and continuous improvement
• Opportunity to shape the future of identity and reliability at Microsoft