Principal Software Engineer

Overview

On Site
USD 137,600.00 - 267,000.00 per year
Full Time

Skills

C++
Artificial intelligence
UI
Microsoft Power BI
Continuous delivery
Computer science
C#
Change management
Technical drafting
Problem solving
WebAssembly (Wasm)
Software engineering
Microsoft
Design
Personas
Fusion
Facebook
SaaS
Accountability
Collaboration
IMPACT
Software development
C
Java
JavaScript
Python
React.js
TypeScript
Management
Mentorship
Screening
Cloud computing
PASS
Privacy
Regulatory Compliance
Debugging
Writing
.NET
Internal communications
Legal
Recruiting
Interfaces
Data

Job Details

The Microsoft Copilot Studio team within Conversational Artificial Intelligence (AI) is looking for a talented Principal Software Engineer focused primarily on the front-end with knowledge and experience working in to the backend. You would help design and build an intuitive Authoring canvas that embraces different personas in fusion teams to build intelligent and complex bots that solve real world problems and surface across channels like Teams, Facebook Messenger etc with minimal effort.

The Power Platform always places the customer and quality at the core democratizing the AI space by empowering citizens to make smarter, faster decisions relying on the ecosystem of Power Apps, Power BI and Power Automate. The Copilot Studio is also the extension mechanism for Microsoft's family of Copilots serving millions of end users.

We are a highly collaborative group, where everyone's ideas and contributions are valued and you are empowered to innovate and take ideas from concept to scale. As a Principal Software Engineer on our dynamic SaaS team you will be accountable for the features from development to production, building automated tests that reflect how a user consumes the platform and continuous delivery at scale. Embrace the growth mindset and be the change agent that the team 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.

In alignment with our Microsoft values, we are committed to cultivating an inclusive work environment for all employees to positively impact our culture every day.

Relocation assistance is unavailable for this role.

Qualifications

Required/Minimum Qualifications
  • Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, or related technical discipline 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.
  • Experience with React, TypeScript, and front-end state management solutions such as Redux, Recoil, MobX, or similar?.
  • 4+ years of working in a high-scale SaaS environment building and supporting hosted services.
  • Experience in growing and mentoring engineers.
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.

Additional or 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.
  • 10+ years of industry experience working on commercial software application or services.
  • An understanding of change management, privacy, security, compliance, GDPR and serviceability.
  • Demonstrated Computer Science fundamentals with a deep appreciation for the differences between platforms and environments.
  • Demonstrated technical design, architecture, problem solving, and debugging skills.
  • Experience in standing up and working with Build Tooling infrastructure and writing effective End to End/Integration/Unit Tests.
  • A track record of working collaboratively to understand customer needs and create solutions that positively impact our customers.
  • Experience with Web Assembly and libraries such as .Net Blazor

Software Engineering IC5 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $137,600 - $267,000 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 $180,400 - $294,000 per year.

Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here:

Microsoft will accept applications for the role until June 18, 2024

Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request via the Accommodation request form .

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Responsibilities

  • Drive modern software engineering practices through design and code reviews.
  • Design & implementation through well-defined interfaces across multiple components, code reviews, leveraging data/telemetry to make decisions.
  • Gain a working understanding of Microsoft as a business and collaborate with mentors and leaders in order to contribute to cohesive, end-to-end experiences for our users.
  • Collaborate with engineering counterparts across teams and organizations as necessary to deliver effective engineering solutions
  • Provide guidance for technical decisions.
  • Constantly learn and grow as an engineer.
  • Demonstrate a passion for customers and technology.
  • Unwavering passion to understand and extend the no-code and low-code developer experience.
  • Other
    • Embody our Culture and Values