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Principal Software Engineer - Teams Premium Services

British Columbia, Canada (On-site)

Principal Software Engineer - Teams Premium Services

5 Hours ago • 6-10 Years • Full Stack Development • Undisclosed

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Job Description

As a Principal Software Engineer in the Teams Premium Experiences team, you'll design, implement, and support new features for the Teams Premium Services platform. This involves working with product management to achieve business objectives, providing technical leadership (architecture, design, code reviews, development, QA, and live site support), and supporting production services on a rotational, on-call basis. You'll build cloud services and media stacks for immersive, real-time collaboration across various devices (2D, AR, VR, MR). The role requires expertise in building distributed, high-scale cloud services and proficiency in .NET, Docker, Kubernetes, REST APIs (ASP.NET Core), and CI/CD pipelines. Experience with SLA management and strong problem-solving skills are crucial. The team focuses on bringing people together through shared immersive experiences.

Must have:

6+ years experience
C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python
2+ years live service support
Design, implement, and support new features
Collaborate with Product Management
Technical leadership (architecture, design, code reviews)

Good to have:

Azure/AWS experience
.NET, Docker, Kubernetes proficiency
REST API design (ASP.NET Core)
CI/CD pipeline building
SLA management experience

Perks:

Industry leading healthcare
Educational resources
Discounts on products and services
Savings and investments
Maternity and paternity leave
Generous time away
Giving programs
Networking opportunities

Overview

In Teams Premium Experiences team, people are at the center of everything we do. Our tech moves beyond screens and pixels, creating a new reality aimed at bringing us closer together — from remote coworkers socializing to build deeper connections to global leaders collaborating on the biggest challenges of our time and everything in-between.

We’re a team of talented engineers, program managers, designers and artists with a mission to bring people together in shared immersive experiences across 2D, Augmented Reality (AR), Virtual Reality (VR) and Mixed Reality (MR) endpoints. Our team has people from a wide variety of work histories, identities, life experiences, and we are eager to maintain and grow that diversity. Our varied backgrounds and unique experiences enable us to be better at building the best solutions for our customers and make for dynamic and joyful collaborations with colleagues!

If you are passionate about innovation and want to work on a team dedicated to a culture of inclusion, growth mindset and collaboration, we are looking for a software engineer to join us. 

As a Principal Software Engineer - Teams Premium Services, you will work alongside product managers, research, experiences and other partner teams building the next generation of cloud services and media stacks that powers immersive, real-time collaboration experiences across a variety of devices.

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.

Qualifications

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++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python
- OR equivalent experience.
2+ year of experience supporting live services, i.e. troubleshooting, and triaging on a rotational, on-call basis.

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 discipline AND 10+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python
- OR equivalent experience.
Experience in building and releasing distributed, high-scale cloud services on Azure, AWS or similar.
Proficiency in building services using .NET, Docker Containers and Kubernetes.
Experience in designing and implementing customer-facing REST API, using ASP.NET Core and building compliant CI/CD and release management pipelines.
Well-developed problem-solving and analytical skills with a solid understanding of the entire software development lifecycle as well as demonstrated communication, collaboration, and problem-solving skills with the ability to deal with ambiguity in a fast-paced environment.
Experience in SLA management, including defining, measuring, and owning KPIs such as service uptime, latency, and throughput.

Software Engineering IC5 - The typical base pay range for this role across Canada is CAD $135,800 - CAD $253,000 per year.

Find additional pay information here:

Microsoft will accept applications for the role until December 3, 2024

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Responsibilities

Design, implement and support new functionality for Teams Premium Services platform.
Support production services on a rotational, on-call basis.
Partner with Product Management to meet immediate and longer-term business objectives.
Provide hands-on technical leadership: architecture, design, code reviews, development, quality assurance and live site.
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