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Posted date: Aug 05, 2024
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Category: Software Engineering
Location: Redmond, WA
Estimated salary: $215,800
Range: $137,600 - $294,000
Employment type: Full-Time
Travel amount: 25.0%
Work location type: Up to 50% work from home
Role: Individual Contributor
Description
Are you passionate about gaming and entertainment? Do you want to work on cutting-edge cloud technologies and innovative platforms that enhance the gaming experience for millions of users around the world? If so, join us for Xbox Platform Services and help shape the future of gaming and entertainment. We are looking for a Principal Software Engineer to join our team.At Xbox our mission is to bring the joy and community of gaming to everyone on the planet. We contribute to that mission by building global, ubiquitous services that power transformative unified experiences across devices.
Collaboration, curiosity, & self-direction are valued here. Expect to be given room and support to grow personally and professionally. Technically demanding projects, a healthy and high-caliber team, game-changing products for excited fans… don’t miss this rewarding opportunity!
*THIS IS A HYBRID ROLE LOCATED IN REDMOND, WA.
*Must live/relocate to Seattle/Redmond WA area.
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.
As a Software Engineer for Cloud Gaming Server Management team, you will:
Support the design, development, and testing of high scale inventory management services. Contribute to the engineering platform used by Microsoft Azure to scale custom built solutions for gamers. Collaborate with internal and external partners, such as hardware engineers, software developers, product managers, network engineers, and security architects, to deliver high-quality and cost-effective solutions. Stay updated on the latest technological trends and best practices in the field of cloud engineering and datacenter security. Other
Embody our Culture & Values
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, JavaScript, or PythonOR equivalent experience.Other Requirements:
Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements are required for this role. These requirements include, but are not limited to, the following specialized security screenings: Microsoft Cloud Background Check: This position will be required to pass the Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter.
Preferred Qualifications:
Experience with networking optimization, especially software defined networking architectures.Experience with security architecture for cloud platforms is a plus.
Software Engineering IC5 - 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.
Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here: https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/us-corporate-pay
Microsoft will accept applications for the role until August 19, 2024.
Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request via the Accommodation request form.
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