Principal Software Engineering Lead

2 weeks ago


Redmond, Washington, United States Microsoft Corporation Full time
About the Role

We are seeking a highly skilled Principal Software Engineering Lead to join our Backend Services team on Team Xbox. As a leader in our engineering organization, you will be responsible for driving innovation and execution that will delight our game creators.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Manage a team of 6-8 software engineers building highly scalable distributed services.
  • Develop, grow, and direct engineers to reach higher potential.
  • Collaborate with technology partners and drive positive relationships.
  • Solve complex problems that allow for innovative features across multiple devices and services.
  • Be a role model and active participant in a community of creativity, inclusion, and respect.

Requirements:

  • Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical discipline.
  • 6+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python.
  • Experience building positive partnerships between teams and divisions.
  • Expertise with RESTful APIs, services, and cloud storage technologies.
  • Understanding of data structures, algorithms, threading, synchronization.

Preferred Qualifications:

  • 3+ years managing a full-time software engineering team.
  • 2+ years programming with .NET Framework or .NET CORE.
  • Expertise in two or more of Kubernetes, Linux, Azure, GCP or AWS.

We welcome gamers and non-gamers alike, and actively seek out new perspectives to make our products better for everyone. Come join Experiences on Team Xbox and help define what's next for Gaming.



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