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About Microsoft
Microsoft Corporation is a global technology leader producing software, hardware, and cloud services including Windows, Office 365, Azure cloud platform, Xbox gaming, and Surface devices. Industry: Software & Cloud Computing
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The Principal Software Engineer joins the Business & Industry Copilots group to support the Microsoft Dynamics 365 suite and Dataverse platform. Working within a team that builds microservices for near real-time data insights in Microsoft Agent 365, the engineer solves complex problems at scale while maintaining impeccable quality. Key responsibilities include leading efforts in debugging, telemetry, and incident retrospectives to identify root causes and prevent recurrence. The role involves applying secure design principles, leading product development for scaling requirements, and managing experiments using feature flags and flighting. Candidates must possess technical engineering experience with coding in languages such as C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python. The position focuses on providing cost-efficient, scalable, and manageable data storage solutions within a cloud-enabled business application environment.
What does a Software Engineer earn?
Median $197400 from 2576 postings across 150 companies.
Lead efforts using debugging tools, logs, and telemetry to proactively verify assumptions and resolve production issues.
Conduct incident retrospectives to identify root causes, implement repairs, and establish mechanisms to prevent recurrence.
Apply and share best practices for secure design principles, formal validation of security invariants, and performance scaling.
Manage experiments using feature flags and flighting to determine the impact of code changes on customer value.
Define and interpret success and guardrail metrics for experiments in collaboration with Data Science and product managers.
Drive product development and scaling to meet specific customer requirements and performance expectations.
What we're looking for
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field and 6+ years of technical engineering experience with coding in languages like C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python.
Equivalent experience to the required degree and years of experience.
Ability to meet Microsoft, customer, and/or government security screening requirements.
Must pass the Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire and every two years thereafter.
Master's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field and 8+ years of technical engineering experience with coding in languages like C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python (preferred).
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field and 12+ years of technical engineering experience with coding in languages like C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python (preferred).
Equivalent experience to the preferred degree and years of experience (preferred).
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