Principal Software Engineer

Microsoft is a company where passionate innovators come to collaborate, envision what can be and take their careers further. This is a world of more possibilities, more innovation, more openness, and sky is the limit thinking in a cloud-enabled world.

We’re looking for a Software Engineer who is passionate about building services that drive the next generation of AI-powered cloud services

As part of this team, you’ll work on the largest AI services in Microsoft, learn in a fast paced, live-site focused environment, and deliver customer value with everything we do.

The job provides an opportunity to:

• Impact on one of the fastest growing services in Azure that is critical to the Microsoft AI strategy.
• Work in a world class engineering team of engineers, architects, and leadership that will help you grow your career.
• Innovate around the developer experience and define how developers leverage cutting edge AI technologies and build world class applications

Be part of a dynamic Open-source community that will enable you to learn, collaborate, and contribute with the top minds in the industry. 

We do not just value differences or different perspectives. We seek them out and invite them in so we can tap into the collective power of everyone in the company. As a result, our customers are better served.

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 field AND 8+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python
  • OR equivalent experience.

• 8+ years cloud services development experience

Other Requirements 

• Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements are required for this role. These requirements include, but are not limited to the following specialized security screenings: Microsoft Cloud Background Check: 

• This position will be required to pass the Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter. 

Additional or Preferred Qualifications 

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science OR related technical field AND 12+ years technical engineering experience with coding 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 10+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python
  • OR equivalent experience.
• Experience building online services for consumers at scale and solid programming skills in C#, .NET core, Kubernetes, WebSockets, gRPC, multi-threaded microservices
• Platform/API design, debugging and data analysis skills.
• Experience in engineering methodologies: Unit testing, Test Driven Development and a firm commitment to quality
• Track record of shipping high-quality software on time

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.

•  Design, implement and deliver AI services to support expanded business offerings of Azure Cognitive Services in the cloud and on-prem.
• Use data-driven approach to build operational insights and drive operational excellence.
• Oversee the lifecycle of service delivery and service monitoring, find new and innovative ways to detect defects and improve livesite quality.
• With a focus on engineering velocity, provide our own engineers with the best set of development tools and empower every engineer on the team to do their best work.
• Enable customers to leverage various machine learning scenarios to drive tangible business impact.
• Provide feedback and help to improve our day-to-day development process and live site maintenance.
• Embody our culture and values