Microsoft Principal Software Engineer 

United States, Washington 

786460153

Required 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++ OR C#.
  • OR equivalent experience.

• 4+ years of experience with multithreaded programming, operating systems, device drivers and/or firmware.

Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements are required for this role.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++ OR C#
  • 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++ or C#
  • OR equivalent experience.
• Industry experience with multithreaded programming, operating systems and/or firmware.
• Background in hardware architecture internals.
• Demonstrated communication and collaboration skills.
• The aptitude and motivation to learn low-level details of operating systems and firmware.
• Familiarity with hardware and software debugging.

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 September 11, 2024.

As a Principal Software Engineer, you will be responsible for the following:

• Work with a team of engineers to design, implement, and maintain features across a variety of hardware, ranging from Azure to Internet of Things (IoT), which will be leveraged by the rest of the OS or platform firmware.
• Develop design skills as you drive innovation in the hardware platform.
• Work closely with internal and external partners to ensure that software abstractions are flexible while remaining simple.
• Improve and monitor telemetry to assess the health of the product in both pre-release as well as released software, using this data to drive improvements into the quality of the product. Efficient communication and cross group collaboration skills will be needed to find solutions that are favorable to multiple teams.
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