Principal Build Lead Engineer - World's Edge

At Xbox Game Studios, we are hard at work continuing the great legacy of Age of Empires, our beloved RTS (Real Time Strategy) franchise. We are a passionate group responsible for this amazing franchise and are expanding our team looking for a wonderful colleague that will be responsible building the tools that empower our development teams across the world to create great games worthy of the Age of Empires legacy!

We are looking for a Principal Build Engineer with a background building and operating large scale build infrastructure. We’re looking for someone with communication skills and a self-driven approach to work. The ideal candidate understands AAA game development, enjoys collaborating with internal and external partners, and has a track record for delivering high quality infrastructure with a passion for operational excellence. A qualified applicant must have experience developing and maintaining large scale, reliable, secure build services and the tools needed to use them.

Microsoft’s mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. As employees we come together with a growth mindset, innovate to empower others, and collaborate to realize our shared goals. Each day we build on our values of respect, integrity, and accountability to create a culture of inclusion where everyone can thrive at work and beyond.

Required Qualifications

• 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, Go, C++, C#, Bash, Ruby, or Python
  • OR equivalent experience.
• 6+ years of professional experience in AAA scale Unreal Engine game development
• 6+ years of experience in setting up and managing CI/CD pipelines using tools such as Jenkins, Azure DevOps, or similar platforms
• 4+ years experience building infra on Azure or AWS

Preferred Qualifications:

• Expertise in implementing automated unit and integration tests
• Content Tools and Pipelines
• 4+ years experience administering Perforce source control systems
• Deep understanding of Unreal Engine’s build pipeline and asset management systems
• Experience supporting Perforce based CI/CD pipelines
• Experience in working with non-engineering disciplines
• Experience in working with remote teams
• Experience with infrastructure tools like Kubernetes and Docker

Software Engineering IC5 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $137,600 - $267,000 per year. There is a different range applicable to specific work locations, within the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area, and the base pay range for this role in those locations is USD $180,400 - $294,000 per year.

Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here: https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/us-corporate-pay

Microsoft will accept applications for the role until November 19, 2024.

Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances.  We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request via the Accommodation request form.

Benefits/perks listed below may vary depending on the nature of your employment with Microsoft and the country where you work.

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• Operate and maintain build infrastructure used across the Age portfolio.
• Implement new features, improve automation, increase reliability and improve observability.
• Provide troubleshooting and timely resolution of system, network, and infrastructure problems.
• Be available for 24x7 on-call rotations
• Embody our Culture  &  Values