Microsoft · 22 hours ago
Principal Software Engineer -
Redmond, WA
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$140K/yr - $275K/yr
6+ years expMicrosoft is a leading technology company with a mission to empower every person and organization to achieve more. They are seeking a Principal Software Engineer to analyze, design, and implement improvements for performance and security across multiple products, focusing on storage and high-performance data structures.
Agentic AIApplication Performance ManagementArtificial Intelligence (AI)Business DevelopmentDevOpsInformation ServicesInformation TechnologyManagement Information SystemsNetwork SecuritySoftware
No H1B
U.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Analyze, design, and implement improvements to improve performance and security, reduce Cost of Goods Sold (COGS), and drive those changes across multiple products
Solid analytical, design, and development skills with depth in databases, storage, high performance data structures, and algorithms and a passion for analyzing and improving performance - I/O, memory, CPU, and concurrency
Solid development background, excellent communication skills, and a strong foundation in Computer Science
Lastly, because the work is done indirectly on behalf of a large team, influencing without authority is key to success
Collaborate with partner teams to meet the engineering goals in a unified manner
Proficiency in C# or C/C++, and strong design, implementation, and debugging skills; knowledge of scripting languages a plus
Experience with distributed systems, performance analysis, databases, and/or large-scale data processing
Solid communication skills (both written and oral)Ability to prioritize tasks and work independently
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
Collaborate with partner teams to meet the engineering goals in a unified manner
Proficiency in C# or C/C++, and strong design, implementation, and debugging skills; knowledge of scripting languages a plus
Experience with distributed systems, performance analysis, databases, and/or large-scale data processing
Solid communication skills (both written and oral)
Ability to prioritize tasks and work independently
Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements are required for this role
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
Knowledge of Azure services and systems a plus
Experience with financial analysis a plus
Experience with building cloud-scale infrastructure components
Awareness, passion, and experience related to cloud scale distributed design and patterns
Familiar with secure software design concepts
Proven track record of delivering projects that include multiple component
Company
Microsoft
Microsoft is a software corporation that develops, manufactures, licenses, supports, and sells a range of software products and services.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$1MKey Investors
Technology Venture Investors
2022-12-09Post Ipo Equity
1986-03-13IPO
1981-09-01Series Unknown· $1M
Leadership Team
Satya Nadella
Chairman and CEO
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