Microsoft Teams is a unified communication and collaboration platform that combines persistent chat, video meetings, file storage and apps. Teams is a ground up product, completely built on Azure cloud platform and cutting-edge Web technologies, serving millions of users world-wide, at scale.

We, in the Teams Platform, are looking for a Principal Software Engineer to join us and be part of an exciting journey in redefining workplace productivity solutions, that scale to our worldwide user base, across industry verticals and multitude of platforms and devices. In this position, you will be empowered to make product-wide technical decisions and directly impact the outcomes for this flagship product, working in a dynamic and collaborative environment.

Our culture is inclusive, casual, and high energy; our team members come from diverse backgrounds and we are all grounded in our customer needs. This is a fantastic opportunity to build experiences that millions of people worldwide will use at home, at school, at work, and across their daily lives.

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

• Take up E2E ownership of deliverables and produce viable solutions.

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to drive features to delivery.

• Play a significant architect role in shaping our software architecture.

• Understand both technology and business to know the right tradeoffs to make.

• Develop and maintain front-end components using modern JavaScript frameworks such as React.

• Ensure the scalability, reliability, and performance of large-scale systems.

• Ensure availability and latency needs addressed by engineering reliability in software and systems.

• Actively participate in code and design reviews to maintain high-quality code.

• Contribute to the continuous improvement of development processes and practices.

Embody our Culture (https://careers.microsoft.com/v2/global/en/culture) & Values (https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/about/corporate-values)

Qualifications

Qualifications:

1. 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. Proficiency and demonstrated experience in front-end technologies such as modern JavaScript frameworks (React, Angular, Vue.js) or HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in architecting, building, and maintaining highly available services in a large service-oriented architecture (SOA).

• Full-stack developer with proficiency in JavaScript, React, Typescript etc.

• Good understanding of UX/UI principles.

• Exceptional coding abilities and experience with architectural patterns of large, high-scale applications.

• Excellence in software engineering practices, coding and skilled foundation in data structures, algorithms, skilled with testing, debugging and analytical skills.

• Ability to analyze complex problems, think critically, and develop creative solutions to challenges encountered during development.

Software Engineering IC5 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $133,600 - $256,800 per year. There is a different range applicable to specific work locations, within the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area, and the base pay range for this role in those locations is USD $173,200 - $282,200 per year. Relocation support is not provided for this role.

Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here: https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/us-corporate-pay

Microsoft will accept applications for the role until May 24, 2024.

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 (https://careers.microsoft.com/v2/global/en/accessibility.html) .