Do you want to work on a product that is used by millions of people around the world daily, and growing rapidly? Do you care deeply about how software is designed with a focus on supporting global scale? Do you want to be part of a world-class team that continuously pushes the boundary of service and engineering excellence?
The Office Web Shared Team is looking for a Principal Software Engineer who is passionate about working on high-scale geo-distributed WXP Shared Platform. Web Shared is gearing up for investment in world class fundamentals for Office apps like performance and reliability along with new Copilot value. If you want hands-on experience in designing, building, re-architecting the apps that truly impact the customers across the world at a scale not found often in the industry – this is the role for you.
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.
Responsibilities
- Influence and create new designs and architectures.
- Performance benchmarking of Word, Excel, Power Point apps perf improvements by influencing architecture and designs.
- Have a passion for secure, reliable, scalable and maintainable code.
- Write code and test cases for feature development.
- Is able to identify new tech modernization opportunities, do quick POCs, showcase value and align partners on making it a successful platform / product.
- Defining new components with understanding of service interdependencies and limitations.
- Work effectively with multiple product development and engineering teams.
- You must be self-driven, curious to learn, proactive, result oriented, a thought leader having solid communication and influencing skills.
- Identifying opportunities to leveraging AI for making the organization more productive.
- Help build and foster a culture of Engineering Excellence.
Qualifications
Required/Minimum 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.
Additional or preferred qualifications
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.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering, or equivalent experience.
- 12+ years of professional software engineering experience, preferably in cloud infrastructure management or web.
- Expertise in one and/or familiarity with Web development and programming languages, such as C#, Java, Python, or JavaScript/ TypeScript.
- Expert on performance, scalability, enterprise system architecture, and engineering best practices.
- Solid knowledge of software engineering principles, patterns, and practices, such as object-oriented design, test-driven development, and agile methodologies.
- Experience with cloud platforms and services, such as Azure, AWS, or Google Cloud.
- Deep interest in AI, machine learning, or data science, or related technologies.
- Excellent communication, collaboration, and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team in a fast-paced and dynamic environment.
- Passion for learning new skills and technologies and sharing them with others.
This position will be open for a minimum of 5 days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.
Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran or military status, race, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance with religious accommodations and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related technical field, or equivalent experience
- 6+ years of technical engineering experience with coding in languages such as C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python
- Ability to pass the Microsoft Cloud Background Check upon hire or transfer and every two years thereafter
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent experience
- 12+ years of professional software engineering experience, preferably in cloud infrastructure management or web
- Expertise in or familiarity with C#, Java, Python, JavaScript, or TypeScript
- Expertise in performance, scalability, enterprise system architecture, and engineering best practices
- Knowledge of object-oriented design, test-driven development, and agile methodologies
- Experience with cloud platforms and services such as Azure, AWS, or Google Cloud
- Interest in AI, machine learning, data science, or related technologies
- Excellent communication, collaboration, and problem-solving skills
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team in a fast-paced environment
Microsoft Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Microsoft and has not been reviewed or approved by Microsoft.
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Fair & Transparent Compensation — Pay is presented as broadly competitive overall, with clear role/level/location variation and an emphasis on using posted ranges and band information for apples-to-apples comparisons.
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Retirement Support — Retirement benefits are described as a standout, highlighted by a strong 401(k) match structure and immediate vesting, plus additional plan features for tax-advantaged saving.
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Parental & Family Support — Family-oriented benefits are portrayed as a meaningful strength, with substantial paid parental leave and added supports like back-up care and adoption/surrogacy assistance.
Microsoft Insights
What We Do
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