Principal Software Engineer

Microsoft Teams is core to Microsoft's vision for intelligent communications. We are the hub for teamwork in Office 365 with hundreds of thousands of organizations and tens of millions of users across the globe using Teams. We are looking for a Principal Software Engineer to drive some of our efforts in calling and meetings for Teams Devices.  This position is with the Microsoft Teams Devices team which tackles the toughest challenges in the collaboration and productivity space with customer driven shipping timelines by collaborating with multiple partner teams on technologies across the company and beyond.

If you are comfortable working in a start-up environment, enjoy incrementally marching towards a well-defined long-term architecture in a diverse, close-knit, supportive team and have a desire to continuously innovate, this may be the team for you.    

As a Principal Software Engineer, we are looking for a person who is comfortable about creating software that runs on devices or on a Desktop. You have experience developing with TypeScript,  React or any modern Web Stack and REST APIs. Familiarity with C#, ASP .Net and C++ is a plus. It is a great place to apply your expertise to make an impact on Room experience in Teams. 

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, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python
  • OR equivalent experience.
• 4+ years’ experience in designing and implementing web-based applications using modern web frameworks like React, Angular etc., 
• Knowledge in LLM or AI or other similar technologies. 
• Experience mentoring new developers and early in career engineers in the team. 

Preferred Qualifications: 

• Collaboration skills, and ability to be adaptable and agile in development.  
• Experience with software development lifecycle and agile methodologies. 
• Experience on WebRTC (Web Real-Time communication) media stack. 
• Demonstrated problem solving and debugging skills. 
• Demonstrated passion for building end-user experiences. 
• Knowledge of computer science, algorithms and design patterns. 
• Ability to appreciate complex problems with thorough design and collaborate with multiple partners on common goals. 

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 February 7, 2025.

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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• Be a leader in driving features for Microsoft Teams Rooms devices. 
• Be customer obsessed. Understanding and anticipating the needs of our customers in a changing business and technology landscape is critical.  
• Have an understanding of Web applications, deep understanding of the competitive landscape and usage scenarios.
• Product vision and ability to plan and design various features in stages to reach the end goal in an evolutionary way is critical. 
• Earn the technical respect of the people on your team. The ideal candidate should be capable of working in the code, supporting partner services and driving deliverable across a team. 
• Leverage subject-matter expertise of product features and partner with appropriate stakeholders to drive a workgroup's project plans, release plans, and work items. 
• Apply the frontier of artificial intelligence (AI)/ large language model (LLM) technologies to invent and deliver features that delight customers. 
• Be part of a motivated and collaborative engineering team.