Senior/Principal Software Engineer

• Lead the end-to-end software development lifecycle, including requirement gathering, architecture, application and database design, development, testing, and deployment, while enforcing engineering best practices to ensure high-quality, scalable, and secure solutions. Harness AI capabilities to create agentic experiences that significantly enhance user engagement and drive productivity.
• Develop resilient solution designs that adhere to architectural best practices, security by design, and business goals, guiding the team in selecting optimal technologies and design patterns for sustainable and high-performing systems.
• Mentor team members through code reviews and design feedback, promoting skill growth, inclusion, and a collaborative culture that contributes to both individual and team success.
• Foster strong collaboration across Microsoft product teams, program managers, and UX designers to manage dependencies, share knowledge, and co-deliver impactful engineering outcomes. Participate in and lead v-teams to define and execute aligned engineering plans.
• Establish and enforce best practices in designing, coding, automated testing, and documentation to ensure high standards for code quality, performance, and service reliability.
• Build production reliability through monitoring, alerting, diagnostics, and automated recovery
• lead incident mitigation and root cause analysis
• and continuously improve the performance, scalability, and cost efficiency of the platform.
• Identify and implement opportunities for automation, process optimization, and technical innovation, contributing to a culture of continuous improvement across the team.
• Drive active participation in sprint, quarterly, and semester planning—providing accurate cost and effort estimates while maintaining transparent communication on deliverables, risks, and milestones. Partner effectively with cross-functional teams, stakeholders, and business partners to ensure alignment and on-time delivery.

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 4+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python OR equivalent experience.
• 6+ years of experience as a software engineer building commercial software and proven track record of shipping successful software products & services.
• 6+ years of experience in cloud development principles and patterns, particularly loosely coupled architectures and micro-services, DevOps model.
• 5+ years of experience in leading, managing, and driving technical and architectural dependencies.
• Technical skills should include proficiency in C#, .NET, Microservices architecture, REST API’s, React, JavaScript/TypeScript, or equivalent languages/frameworks.
• Demonstrated ability to harness next-generation AI development tools like GitHub Copilot, Copilot CLI/SDK, Claude CLI, or equivalents to transform the SDLC by building agents, plugins, skills, and MCP servers that drive automation and engineering excellence at scale.
• Hands-on experience building applications and intelligent agents using ASP.NET and Azure AI technologies (including Azure AI Foundry), or equivalent frameworks, to deliver AI-powered solutions.
• Familiarity with AI/ML concepts and integration into agent workflows.
• Technical experience and knowledge in Enterprise-scale cloud infrastructure, architecture designs & proficiency in Azure PaaS services and cloud-native platforms, including: App Platform & Compute: Web Apps, Function Apps, AKS, Azure Container Apps
• Integration Services: API Management (APIM), Azure Front Door, Service Bus, Event Hub
• Data & Databases: Azure SQL, Cosmos DB, Azure Synapse, and NoSQL databases
• Hands-on experience in DevOps tooling and Azure infrastructure, including source control (Git), CI/CD pipelines, automated testing frameworks.
• Experience with Power Platform and D365.
• Experience working in global agile teams or startup environments with strong customer focus.
• Experience influencing and impacting in cross-group and matrixed team environments.

• 6+ years of experience as a software engineer building commercial software and proven track record of shipping successful software products & services.
• 6+ years of experience in cloud development principles and patterns, particularly loosely coupled architectures and micro-services, DevOps model.
• 5+ years of experience in leading, managing, and driving technical and architectural dependencies.
• Technical skills should include proficiency in C#, .NET, Microservices architecture, REST API’s, React, JavaScript/TypeScript, or equivalent languages/frameworks.
• Demonstrated ability to harness next-generation AI development tools like GitHub Copilot, Copilot CLI/SDK, Claude CLI, or equivalents to transform the SDLC by building agents, plugins, skills, and MCP servers that drive automation and engineering excellence at scale.
• Hands-on experience building applications and intelligent agents using ASP.NET and Azure AI technologies (including Azure AI Foundry), or equivalent frameworks, to deliver AI-powered solutions.
• Familiarity with AI/ML concepts and integration into agent workflows.
• Technical experience and knowledge in Enterprise-scale cloud infrastructure, architecture designs & proficiency in Azure PaaS services and cloud-native platforms, including: App Platform & Compute: Web Apps, Function Apps, AKS, Azure Container Apps
• Integration Services: API Management (APIM), Azure Front Door, Service Bus, Event Hub
• Data & Databases: Azure SQL, Cosmos DB, Azure Synapse, and NoSQL databases
• Hands-on experience in DevOps tooling and Azure infrastructure, including source control (Git), CI/CD pipelines, automated testing frameworks.
• Experience with Power Platform and D365.
• Experience working in global agile teams or startup environments with strong customer focus.
• Experience influencing and impacting in cross-group and matrixed team environments.

Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation.