Principal Software Engineer

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We have a core team and are looking for a Principal Software Engineer who are looking to learn and contribute and make the team even better. The opportunity to be part of such a team does not come by often. Come be part of the team if this opportunity sounds interesting to 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.

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 or Java
  • OR equivalent experience.
• Experience with technical design for a product area or subsystem.
• 3+ years of experience working on real-world problems including owning designs and translating them into code and debugging.

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.
• Experience building applications, especially Windows Apps.

Software Engineering IC5 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $139,900 - $274,800 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 $188,000 - $304,200 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 September 26, 2025.

• Providing leadership to the team.
• Owning and driving complete features to completion.
• Design and development of assigned features.
• Debugging and fixing defects.
• Working on assigned tasks related to building and releasing the application.
• Writing test cases, automating and testing functionality.
• All this in collaboration with your team members.