About the Role

Principal Software Engineer role at Microsoft's ES365 team, focusing on developer tools and engineering systems for Office and Copilot. The position involves building end-to-end developer experiences across front-end and back-end technologies, including cloud services and machine learning. This senior role requires leadership in architecture, mentorship, and delivering high-quality distributed systems.

Key Responsibilities

• Work with engineers, product managers, designers, and partner teams to deliver features with proper design and architecture
• Provide mentorship and coaching to engineers within and beyond your team
• Own and deliver complete features across the entire development lifecycle
• Write and review clean, well-thought-out code emphasizing quality, performance, and maintainability
• Help create a diverse and inclusive culture where everyone can do their best work

Required Skills & Qualifications

Must Have:

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 6+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages like C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python OR equivalent experience
• 5+ years experience building highly available distributed systems at scale
• 2+ years experience architecting and delivering distributed cloud services

Nice to Have:

• Master's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 8+ years technical engineering experience OR Bachelor's Degree AND 12+ years experience
• Experience working across disciplines, groups, and teams
• Experience with Azure
• Experience working with and customizing JavaScript toolchain

Benefits & Perks

• Industry leading healthcare