Principal Backend Development Engineer(C++)
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Windows + Devices powers experiences for users worldwide, building the platforms and products that create meaningful experiences across Microsoft and leading the Windows and Surface products through deep partnership across the company and with OEM partners. The Windows Engineering System is the backbone that lets Windows engineers design, code, build, validate, and ship at massive scale, securely and with high quality.
The Quality & Validation team focuses on building engineering systems and delivering quality and validation services to be utilized by all these Windows products. We develop and manage scalable software services which use the power of automation and AI to provide this service to our Windows partner teams.
As a Principal Software Engineer Manager, you will be responsible for leading the modernization, security, and evolution of our validation services. You should be passionate about quality, scale, and cloud services. Focusing on system and security fundamentals you will have the opportunity to drive quality improvements broadly across Windows. You will partner across Windows and Devices engineering teams to drive improvements in validation capabilities and adoption of engineering best practices. You will collaborate with stakeholders across organizations to align requirements, improve quality outcomes, and help shape the future direction of validation services.
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.
Required/Minimum Qualifications:
Additional or preferred qualifications
Other Requirements: Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements are required for this role. These requirements include but are not limited to the following specialized security screenings:
Preferred Qualifications:
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Software Engineering M5 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $142,800 - $274,800 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 $188,000 - $304,200 per year.
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
This position will be open for a minimum of 5 days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.
Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. 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 with religious accommodations and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations.
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Microsoft builds Windows, Azure, Office and the Copilot family of AI assistants, and operates one of the largest AI training and inference fleets in the world. Microsoft Research and the AI platform teams work across foundation models, systems for large-scale training, and applied ML in every product line.
Founded in 1975 and headquartered in Redmond, Washington, the company is also OpenAI's principal compute partner and ships AI tooling for developers through GitHub, VS Code and Azure AI.
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