Principal Software Engineer - OneDrive and SharePoint

OneDrive and SharePoint (ODSP) are rapidly growing services at the center of Microsoft's cloud, reaching almost every part of the company, like Windows and Office. You would be a part of a team that can fundamentally change the way that millions of people use their devices and interact with the most important content in their lives.

We are looking for a Principal Software Engineer who will design and deliver systems that enable partners and independent software vendor (ISVs) to migrate from other cloud providers, improve core systems performance and efficiencies, and ensure zero customer impact throughout the change management cycle. You will deliver systems to meet our business continuity planning goals, provide telemetry for optimizing the service and drive our response time for detecting and resolving service issues down.

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/Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, or related technical discipline AND 6+ years technical engineering experience with coding, debugging, algorithm design and problem-solving skills, in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python
  • OR equivalent experience.
• 5+ years of experience in delivering and interacting with REST API’s and web services across multiple systems.
• 5+ years of experience with cloud-scale services and server/service management features. 

Additional or Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, or related technical discipline AND 10+ years technical engineering experience with coding, debugging, algorithm design and problem-solving skills, in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python
  • OR Master's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 8+ years technical engineering experience with coding, debugging, algorithm design and problem-solving skills, in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python
  • OR equivalent experience.
• Demonstrated experience collaborating with multiple partner teams to achieve business goals in a unified manner with a proven track record of delivering projects that include multiple components.
• Ability to learn new systems quickly and adapt new methodologies to our service.
• Experience with building cloud-scale infrastructure components with awareness, passion, and experience related to cloud scale distributed design and patterns.
• Familiar with secure software design concepts.

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.

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We are looking for passionate, agile, and intellectually curious engineers who love creating and building things that delight and protect our customers. You will be working with a team of amazing engineers, Program Managers, and designers, and work closely with other teams across Microsoft to deliver large scale, distributed architectures, and features to meet OneDrive and SharePoint's core infrastructure needs.