Principal Software Engineer

Job Description

Partners with customers, product managers, designers, support teams, and Windows 365 and Azure Virtual Desktop stakeholders to define priority Windows App scenarios and translate customer needs into clear engineering requirements and measurable experience outcomes. Leads the identification and alignment of dependencies across Windows App and partner teams, producing end-to-end designs that clarify architecture, interfaces, ownership, sequencing, quality requirements, and technical trade-offs. Establishes engineering excellence standards across approximately 80 developers and multiple teams, mentoring engineers and technical leaders to produce secure, extensible, maintainable code supported by effective reviews, test automation, and disciplined technical-debt management. Applies deep client-engineering and product expertise to drive coordinated execution, partnering with engineering and program leaders to connect architecture and dependencies to project plans, release criteria, milestones, and work items across teams. Serves as the engineering Directly Responsible Individual (DRI) for critical Windows App initiatives and product health, driving issues from investigation through resolution and ensuring teams can detect, diagnose, mitigate, and prevent reliability, performance, and customer-experience regressions. Advances Windows App's engineering systems and practices, adopting modern tools and techniques for automated testing, performance measurement, regression detection, diagnostics, monitoring, observability, and release quality while driving consistent adoption across teams. 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. Experience leading the engineering architecture, design and delivery of complex client applications or services across multiple engineering teams, including establishing engineering excellence practices for code quality, automated testing, performance, security, reliability, diagnostics, and release readiness. Experience designing and developing desktop and/or mobile application architectures. Demonstrated ability to create clarity from ambiguity and drive decisions across organizational boundaries, communicating technical and product trade-offs effectively with engineers, product leaders, and partner teams while influencing without direct authority. Passion for delivering exceptional end-user experiences, with demonstrated examples of driving customer-centric outcomes.