Principal Software Engineer

Principal Software Engineer

Are you an amazing engineer with a penchant for taking up big problems and hard challenges? Do you enjoy the thrill and energy of a startup, challenges of cutting-edge innovations, coupled with engineering rigor? Would you like to be part of an agile, learning, empowered, energetic and collaborative team? Do you believe in clean design, crafted implementation, being meticulous about quality, obsessing about the customer and innovating daily? The extensive reach of Edge coupled with building delightful everyday experiences on a range of devices offers exceptional opportunities for independent ownership, working on cutting-edge technologies and professional growth.

We are looking for an individual with high standards of excellence to join our engineering team to build amazing experiences that are robust, fast, and seamless. The ideal candidate is skilled at design and implementation, able to own large architectural designs and collaborate well across multiple partner teams.

As a Principal Software Engineer on the Edge Engineering Systems team, you will be part of a team passionate about enhancing developer productivity by building and supporting high-performance, large-scale Azure-based cloud services integrated into Windows, Mac, and Linux and mobile development environments. You will work within the Edge client codebase (derived from the Chromium Project), with Azure DevOps, and multiple Azure technologies such as Cosmos DB, Service Fabric, App Service, Kubernetes Service, and many others. You will get to collaborate with a diverse community of engineers and help with AI adoption across entire development cycle. Our team uses a variety of Microsoft and open-source technologies to support Edge on all platforms where our customers are.

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.

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