Principal Software Engineer

Microsoft Teams is the hub for team collaboration in Office 365 that integrates people, content, and tools modern workplace teams need to be more engaged and effective. 

In the Teams Platform's Conversational AI & Extensibility team, we develop client-side extensibility hooks, backend APIs, services, and SDKs (Software Development Kits). Our focus is on enabling ISVs (Independent Software Developers) and citizen-developers to create engaging conversational AI experiences that leverage cards, messaging, and the latest proprietary and open multi-modal LLMs (Large Language Models). 

Do you like working on challenging technology problems which impact people on a global scale?  Join us!  

We are looking for a Principal Software Engineer to join our team in Vancouver, Canada.

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. In alignment with our Microsoft values, we are committed to cultivating an inclusive work environment for all employees to positively impact our culture every day.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, or related technical discipline AND 6+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript/TypeScript, React or Python
  • OR equivalent experience.
• 3+ years' Experience architecting and building backend services using ASP.NET.

 Preferred Qualifications  

• Experience with Azure and Office 365 services  
• HTML/CSS scripting experience at building great UI/UX.  
• Experience in building a large-scale distributed service  
• 8+ years of software engineering experience.  
• Experience with unit-test, continuous integration and test-driven development  
• Experience building LLM powered solutions 

Software Engineering IC5 - The typical base pay range for this role across Canada is CAD $132,800 - CAD $247,200 per year.

Find additional pay information here:
https://careers.microsoft.com/v2/global/en/canada-pay-information.html

Microsoft will accept applications for the role until June 6, 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. 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.

# TeamsConversationalAITeam 

• Design, implementation, and testing of both client-side and server-side code  
• Contributing to team-wide fundamentals/infrastructure investments  
• Collaborating with partner teams to deliver end-to-end systems and experiences  
• Building responsive web experiences that look great across multiple devices and browsers  
• Investigating and prototyping new technologies and frameworks   
• Writing and maintaining unit tests and automated integration tests  
• Embody our Culture and Values