Remote Principal Software Engineer Job in Redmond, WA Microsoft

Who you are

• 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
• Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements which include but 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
• Experience working with large-scale distributed systems (e.g., cloud computing providers, SaaS services, etc., ideally with millions or billions of users)
• Awareness of and ability to reason about modern distributed software design patterns and cloud systems architecture, including microservices containers load-balancing queuing caching
• Experience with C#/Java/C/C++/Golang
• Experience in building, shipping and operating reliable solutions

What the job involves

• Partner across multiple product groups to apply subject-matter expertise in distributed systems design practices, interactions between cloud technology layers and components, basic dependencies at scale, and the code that defines infrastructures
• Lead by example and mentors others to produce extensible and maintainable code used across products
• Develop and evangelize insights, best practices, and standards that can be applied to improve system, platform, and product development and operations.
• Drive continuous improvements in the architecture, code, features, operations and comprehensive use scenarios of products by leveraging end-to-end technical expertise.
• Demonstrates end-to-end expertise in distributed systems design, interactions between cloud technology layers.
• Provide technical leadership in test maturity reviews, static analysis reviews, meetings, on-call rotations, and incident responses throughout product development and operations cycles.
• Provides deep business and technical expertise as required to resolve major incidents.

Application process

• Microsoft will accept applications for the role until July 27, 2024