About the Role

Principal Architect role for Windows Platform & Developer Experiences, designing high-quality software components and APIs for Windows developers. Responsible for technical leadership, architectural decisions, and collaborating with teams to evolve the Windows platform.

Key Responsibilities

• Technical Leadership for the Engineering Director Team
• Contributing to the Architecture Community
• Writing it Down & Building Infrastructure
• Review Forums
• Planning and Strategy

Required Skills & Qualifications

Must Have:

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 8+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python OR equivalent experience
• Deep technical experience including leading others
• Demonstrates a mastery of communication and data presentation and storytelling skills
• Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements

Nice to Have:

• Master's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 12+ years technical engineering experience OR Bachelor's Degree AND 15+ years experience
• 6+ years people management experience
• Experience working on Open-Source projects in GitHub
• Experience with Windows development tools and technologies, including Visual Studio and Windows SDK
• Win32 application and systems programming experience

Benefits & Perks

• Industry leading healthcare