Principal Software Engineer

Microsoft AI Web Data team is looking for a Principal Software Engineer to help build the next generation platform for Bing and Microsoft AI. The mission is to build the most vast and accurate model of the Web to power search and AI. Core engineering challenges include discovering diverse content on the Web, building Big Data pipelines, creating ML and AI models for index selection, designing and implementing models for near-real time (NRT) indexing, and leveraging AI in platform and backend solutions.

Responsibilities:

• Partner with stakeholders to determine user requirements
• Lead identification of dependencies and development of design documents
• Produce extensible and maintainable code used across products
• Drive multiple group's project plans, release plans, and work items
• Act as a Designated Responsible Individual (DRI), mentoring engineers and working on-call
• Seek new knowledge and adapt to new trends to improve products

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related field AND 6+ years technical engineering experience
• 3+ years experience designing distributed, NRT, or Big Data systems
• 3+ years experience technically leading groups of engineers

The role offers industry-leading healthcare, educational resources, discounts on products and services, savings and investments, maternity and paternity leave, generous time away, giving programs, and networking opportunities.

Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes applications from diverse backgrounds.