Principal Software Engineer

Microsoft Teams is core to Microsofts vision for intelligent communications and productivity pane into the modern workplace. We are fast becoming the hub for teamwork in Office 365, with hundreds of thousands of organizations and tens of millions of users across the globe using Teams. Microsoft Teams now has more than 320 million daily users, cementing it as the fastest growing business application in Microsoft history.
We are looking for a Principal Software Engineer to provide technical leadership and drive implementation of client build, release, and validation gating and support feature flighting across multiple platforms, devices, and operating systems. Our infrastructure allows feature teams to deliver a new feature to millions of users in the order of minutes in an automated fashion. We utilize big data to understand customer usage, enable rapid detection and debugging of issues.
The team collaboration space is evolving through rapid growth. People can learn about new technologies and quickly grow their careers. Our culture is inclusive, casual, and of high energy; our team members come from diverse backgrounds, thrive through teamwork, and are grounded in the needs of our customers. About us

• We’re a savvy group of generalizing specialists; we blend years of software engineering expertise with some of the newest and most popular tools, frameworks, and methodologies to empower an entire organization to build great software.
• We love open source; Yarn, webpack, Rspack, and Node.js are part of our everyday vocabulary, but we’re not dogmatic about technologies – the best tool for the job is always the right tool.
• We pride ourselves in building smart systems and tools which make our fellow engineers more productive every day and enable them to ship high quality code to our customers continuously.
• We use Teams to ship Teams. Our tools are integrated into the product itself.

Relocation assistance is unavailable for this role. 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. Responsibilities As a Principal Software Engineer on our team, you would work on, but not be limited to:

• Design, develop and maintain engineering infrastructure, tools, and services that power the CI/CD for Microsoft Teams across different clients/platforms.
• Champion best practices, tools, and processes for a data-driven, quality-focused release of Microsoft Teams as frequently as possible to our customers.
• Build tools/bots to improve developer productivity, contribute ideas to continuously improve our systems, and drive actionable code and product quality feedback.
• Collaborate with key stakeholders to develop overall product vision as well as strategies on how to realize the vision by identifying technical challenges & proposing solutions.
• Embody our culture and values.

Qualifications Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related technical field AND 6+ years technical engineering experience with coding in Object Oriented languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, TypeScript/JavaScript, or Python
• Experience with ownership of projects to meet deadlines, and collaborating with stakeholders, and ensuring that the product meets quality standards
• Experience collaborating with other teams to craft overall product vision and strategies
• Experience mentoring and coaching junior engineers

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with cloud services, Azure PaaS & Services
• Experience developing and maintaining engineering infrastructure tools/bots
• Experience with ownership of shipping features and with Continuous Integration (CI) and Continuous Deployment (CD) processes
• Experience shaping the technical direction of a project or product, creating a long-term vision, aligning it with business goals, and guiding the team toward successful implementation

Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. Consistent with applicable law, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran or military status, race, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations.