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. 

The Teams Platform integrates developer innovation, including Teams Apps, conversational bots, and rich canvases, all built using Microsoft Graph and the AI capabilities of Microsoft Copilot, to provide a seamless user experience. 

We're looking for a Principal Software Engineer with a passion for building large scale web services and state of the art web applications. In this role, you will have the opportunity to work on complex problems, interface closely with the developer community and contribute to one of the fastest growing products in Microsoft's history. Building the teams store eco-system to enrich user experience to provide a single hub for teamwork. 

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

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 fullstack services using .NET/React. 
• 3+ years Experience in building and shipping large-scale distributed services and APIs, preferably on Azure or AWS platforms. 

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 complex single page applications. 
• Expertise in middle tier/backend technologies such as .NET, relational and/or non-relational (NoSQL) databases, web services and RESTful concepts. 
• Experience with unit-test, continuous integration and test-driven development. 

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 October 28, 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.

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• 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.  
• Own complex features end-to-end, through planning, design, development, release, and maintenance. 
• Collaborate with product managers, designers, and fellow engineers to define requirements. 
• Investigate and prototype new technologies and frameworks.   
• Write and maintain unit tests and automated integration tests. 
• Embody our Culture and Values.