Microsoft · 3 hours ago
Principal Software Engineer, Path Team
Redmond, WA
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$140K/yr - $275K/yr
6+ years expMicrosoft's Path team empowers customers with collaborative work management solutions and is transforming Microsoft Planner into a unified platform. They are seeking a Principal Software Engineer to lead the design and delivery of core capabilities for this platform, ensuring high-quality product delivery and collaboration across Microsoft 365 services.
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Responsibilities
Solve complex challenges in distributed systems and help shape the vision for agentic, AI-powered work management
Architect and implement core features for the Task and Work Management platform. Ensure secure, high-quality product delivery, overseeing system architecture and code quality
Design robust APIs and object models to power new experiences across web, mobile, and Teams
Optimize, refactor, and debug code to ensure performance, maintainability, and ROI
Drive innovation in service deployment and reliability, minimizing manual intervention
Collaborate across Microsoft 365 teams (Teams, SharePoint, Exchange) to deliver cross-service integrations
Partner with Program Management to design, implement, test, and iterate on features that enable 10x growth in usage
Mentor engineers and Champion a Live Site culture, ensuring exceptional reliability and customer delight
Embody Microsoft’s Culture and Values in all aspects of work
Qualification
Required
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 designing and implementing hyperscale distributed platforms and cloud services
Experience in high-scale service architecture, Azure technologies (Azure Kubernetes Service, Cosmos DB, Blob Storage), and modern cloud patterns
Preferred
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 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 equivalent experience
Benefits
Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation.
Company
Microsoft
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Funding
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