Principal Software Engineer - Gaming

The Xbox Experiences and Platform Commerce (XPC) team is responsible for ensuring publishers have low friction access to our ecosystem, rich insights into the publishing experience, and a world class platform to provide their content to Gamers around the world. We work closely with partner teams across Xbox, as well as both internal and external game studios to further these goals. We're always striving to find new and innovative ways of incorporating the latest in design patterns, cloud tech, and machine learning to create better experiences – all while maintaining very high availability services and ensuring the safety and security of our customers' data.

We are seeking an experienced Principal Software Engineer to lead the development of our data and analytics systems, focusing on distributed systems and large-scale data processing. In this role, you will work closely with leadership to shape and execute our overall data strategy, ensuring we leverage cutting-edge technologies to drive business outcomes. As a technical leader, you will design, architect, and implement scalable, high-performance data platforms and provide expert guidance on data management, analytics, and distributed computing.

Responsibilities include:

• Architect and implement highly scalable, reliable, and distributed systems for data processing and analytics.
• Work closely with cross-functional teams including product management, data science, and operations to translate business needs into technical solutions.
• Advocate for a data-driven culture by ensuring robust data capabilities across the organization.
• Emerging technical and organizational leadership capabilities
• Proposing solutions to problems and driving them to completion
• Familiarity with process (how) and customers of work (why); an understanding of the bigger picture

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 6+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python OR equivalent experience.
• 4+ years of hands-on experience in software engineering, with a focus on data systems, analytics, and distributed systems.
• 4+ years of experience in data modeling, ETL processes, data pipelines, and data warehousing solutions using modern technologies (e.g., Hadoop, Spark, Kafka, NoSQL databases, etc.).
• Knowledge of data governance, compliance, and security practices.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Proficient communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence stakeholders at all levels.
• Demonstrated leadership experience in a cross-functional environment.
• Problem-solving skills, with a focus on performance optimization and scalability.

Note: The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $137,600 - $267,000 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 $180,400 - $294,000 per year.