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Principal Software Engineer
Principal Software Engineer-March 2024
Beijing
Mar 27, 2026
About Principal Software Engineer

  The Windows and Web Experiences Team (WWE) builds comprehensive and engaging content, services, and platforms for consumers to access the information they need anywhere on any device and for enterprises to enhance their employee and customer experiences. We are looking for a Software Engineer II with strong development experience and a demonstrated track record of technical excellence and innovative thinking.

  In Windows, we create user-oriented features that enhance the Windows experience, such as setting, search, and entry points. Through these features, we support our businesses and billions of customers worldwide. In this era of artificial intelligence, information accessibility is crucial for Microsoft. We rely on high-quality, high-efficiency, and good-service operating systems and platform components to achieve our goals as a company. We strive to make our systems more reliable, improve our usability, and deliver new features and capabilities for better user experience.

  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.

  Responsibilities

  • Works with appropriate stakeholders (e.g., project manager, technical lead) to determine user requirements for a set of features.

  • Contributes to product architecture, refines code plans, creates quality assurance strategies, defines test success criteria, and develops design documents with minimal supervision.

  • Develops and implements code, supports debugging efforts, and reviews code to ensure Microsoft's quality standards are met for product features.

  • Analyzes and enhances product features through collaborative review, conducts experiments for effective changes, and supports secure feature deployment while considering user impact and best practices.

  • Identifies solutions for system problems, contributes to telemetry data integration, and analyzes system metrics independently.

  • Actively enhances software developer tools, focusing on bridging engineering gaps, contributing to automation, ensuring security, and staying updated on industry developments for consistent, reliable, and efficient product performance.

  Qualifications

  Required Qualifications:

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, or related technical discipline AND 6+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java.

  • Working level oral and written English skills.

  Preferred Qualifications:

  • Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 10+ technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java.

  o OR Master's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 8+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java.

  o OR equivalent experience.

  • Industry experience with windows/desktop application development.

  • C++ skill is a strong Plus.

  • Efficient communication and collaboration skills.

  • Familiarity with software debugging.

  #WWE

  Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. Consistent with applicable law, 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 and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations (https://careers.microsoft.com/v2/global/en/accessibility.html) .

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