Job Title: Principal Software Engineer
Do you want to work on a product that touches and transforms the lives of billions of people across the globe? Do you want to work on the next set of innovations to transform it further and revolutionize it?
Microsoft’s mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. Inline with that, Microsoft is embarking on the exciting new journey to revolutionize the most beloved and popular product Windows which is central to Microsoft’s hybrid AI story. We intend to make our experiences more modern and seamless, so we delight our users. We’ll make them even more productive and successful.
The Windows team is growing in Microsoft, India with a broad range of innovation opportunities on both the in-market versions of Windows and the next version. We are also focused on building features that enhance the Windows experience for commercial customers and partners. You will get opportunities to collaborate across multiple teams within the Windows group and across product groups within the company.
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
We're looking for software engineers who are comfortable working in C++ and want to build features that ship to customers and partners at a global scale.
You will be chartered with delivering highly requested features from commercial customers and partners. Anything that ships within Windows is in the purview of this team!
In this role you will have the opportunity to design and develop software and services at scale, innovating with the latest technologies, following modern engineering practices, leveraging cutting-edge AI-powered tools for software development. You'll foster technical relationships with partner teams, provide technical leadership, and mentor other engineers to help grow their skills and impact.
- Collaborates with appropriate stakeholders to determine user requirements for a scenario.
- Drives identification of dependencies and the development of design documents for a product, application, service, or platform.
- Creates, implements, optimizes, debugs, refactors, and reuses code to establish and improve performance and maintainability, effectiveness, and return on investment (ROI).
- Leverages subject-matter expertise of product features and partners with appropriate stakeholders (e.g., product managers) to drive the team’s project plans, release plans, and work items.
- Acts as a Designated Responsible Individual (DRI) and guides other engineers by developing and following the playbook, working on call to monitor system/product/service for degradation, downtime, or interruptions, alerting stakeholders about status and initiates actions to restore system/product/service for simple and complex problems when appropriate.
- Proactively seeks new knowledge and adapts to new trends, technical solutions, and patterns that will improve the availability, reliability, efficiency, observability, and performance of products while also driving consistency in monitoring and operations at scale while mentoring others.
- The ideal candidate thrives in ambiguity and excels at building enduring systems through collaboration.
- Success in this role means delivering not only business value but also solutions that are cost-effective, reliable, scalable, and thoughtfully engineered.
Qualifications
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.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Bachelor'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 Master'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.
- Excellent design, coding, debugging, teamwork, and communication skills.
- A customer focused innovative mindset.
- Passionate about craftsmanship in engineering.
- Experience with cross-group design and coordination is an advantage.
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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, or equivalent experience
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science
- 10+ years of technical engineering experience with coding in languages such as C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python
- Master's degree in Computer Science or a related technical field and 8+ years of technical engineering experience with coding in relevant languages
- Excellent design, coding, debugging, teamwork, and communication skills
- Customer-focused innovative mindset
- Passion for engineering craftsmanship
- Experience with cross-group design and coordination
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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.
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