Microsoft Principal Software Engineer 

Canada, British Columbia, Vancouver 

875499177

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.
• 6+ years of experience working at low levels of software stack, device driver development, and/or integration of hardware and software.

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.

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.
• 4+ years people management experience.
• Deep knowledge with hands-on experience in ML compiler, tool, and platform technology.
• 10+ years of experience delivering world-class system software.
• In-depth experience and knowledge in operating system development in either user-mode or kernel-mode development.
• A proven track record of significant technical leadership in research and development of AI platforms or frameworks technology.
• Prior experience in the design and development of ML hardware microarchitecture in real-world products.
• Proficient communication/customer interfacing skills and the ability to deal with ambiguity and prioritize issues.

Software Engineering M5 - The typical base pay range for this role across Canada is CAD $135,800 - CAD $253,000 per year.

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• Drive co-engineering efforts with industry partners to deliver durable, scalable, and high-performance designs and platform solutions.
• Collaborate with engineers from within or outside the team, within or outside of Microsoft, to build and maintain existing and future features of the DirectML platform on various hardware architectures.
• Develop and maintain highly reliable and scalable conformance and performance benchmark systems that run across diverse hardware architectures.
• Model a great example of engineering excellence and product quality in all aspects of software development and partner collaboration.
• Help Microsoft seek out and attract new talents in AI platform research and development.
• Mentor and develop new engineers to take on new initiatives and challenges.
• Work with open-source developers and communities to maintain and advance DirectML and Microsoft platform leadership in AI technology and tooling.Embody our and