Principal Software Engineer

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The rapid growth of the Microsoft Power Platform (Power Apps, Power Automate, Copilot Studio, Power BI), is fueled by organizations across the globe investing in leveraging low-code/no-code development models to accelerate their digital transformation ambitions. Power Platform is a strategic new growth area for Microsoft, but more importantly, it is a disruptor technology that is giving “Citizen access” to broader set of users in an enterprise, to create next generation of business productivity software via radically simplified experience and without requiring extensive and costly training. It is transforming careers of ‘citizen developers’, making pro-developers far more productive and helping IT finally innovate at the pace that their businesses expect. Power Apps- one of the products in the suite "democratizes" the business-app-building experience by enabling users to create feature-rich, custom business apps without writing code. We are growing our team at Power Apps to evolve it as the #1 platform for organizations to build and run rich, interactive, AI enabled, native Mobile Apps.

The Team:

We are a very dynamic and passionate team that fully embrace the build-measure-learn iterative development approach. We work towards the common goal of building a product customers love. As a natural part of our product design and development process we are working very closely with customers as well as listening to usage telemetry and other key signals which allow us to consistently evolve based on customer demand and adoption patterns. Deep collaboration across PM, Design, Engineering, and Science is a given and all disciplines play important roles as part of the product development process.

In Power Apps, we are committed to innovation and the best-in-class Native Mobile & AI experiences to enable millions of users access to personalized, dynamic and rich interactive experiences. We foster a culture of diversity, collaboration, and innovation, valuing everyone's unique perspectives and contributions. Our agile, start-up-like environment encourages out-of-the-box thinking and empowers each team member to contribute towards our shared mission of delivering a highly innovative capabilities that are positioned to fundamentally change what business applications look like in the future.

The Candidate:

We are looking for a Principal Software Engineer who will be responsible for evolving the strategy, development, and deployment of Power Apps mobile authoring platform where we are building an AI-first mobile app creation experience. You will work closely with cross-functional teams across Engineering, Design, Research and Product management to ensure alignment. You get an opportunity to mentor other engineers to deliver an exceptional mobile app authoring platform that organizations can leverage to build compelling native mobile apps to solve their business needs.

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#, Java, JavaScript, or Python
  • OR equivalent experience.
    • 5+ years of experience in API Design, Data structures, design patterns and asynchronous programming.
      
    • 5+ years experience driving and managing technical and architectural dependencies.
      
    • Proven experience in mobile development for iOS, Android and React Native platforms.
      
    • Solid knowledge of front-end technologies like Redux/React and React Native.
      
    • Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills.
      
    • Solid technical acumen combined with a curiosity to continue learning and better understand end-user productivity experiences.
      
    • Experience in performance optimization tools in the mobile space.

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:

• 12+ years of experience in software development with object oriented programming languages (C++, C# or Java) with a focus on mobile applications.
• 8+ years mobile engineering experience in Android (Java/Kotlin) and/or iOS (Objective-C/Swift).
• Experience with mobile and building apps on the mobile stack across platforms.
• Experience with React Native, Flutter, React, TypeScript and other front-end technologies.
  
• Solid with distributed systems and designing multi-platform services.
  
• Experience building and evolving application development platforms and frameworks.
  
• Experience building applications on the Azure platform is a plus.
  
• Solid written and verbal communication skills.
  
• Solid to work in an agile environment and manage multiple priorities.

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• Drive the technical strategy and architecture for our AI-first mobile authoring platform to create apps for multiple platforms including iOS and Android.
• Collaborate with engineering teams, designers, and product managers to advance the features and capabilities of our mobile authoring platform.
• Lead the development of high-quality, scalable, and secure mobile applications for customers.
• Mentor and lead other engineers to architect and deliver game-changing mobile experiences.
• Ensure alignment of technical strategy across the organization.
• Optimize mobile application performance and user experience.
• Stay updated with the latest industry trends across mobile and AI technologies to ensure our mobile applications are cutting-edge.