Description
Microsoft is hiring a Principal Engineer Architect for the Windows Experiences team to drive long-term architectural investments, solve cross-organizational technical challenges, and shape the evolution of Windows toward an AI-first future. The role reports to the WXP IDC GM, participates in leadership decision-making, mentors ICs, and contributes to architecture documentation, review forums, planning, and strategic technical direction. Required qualifications include a bachelor's degree in computer science or a related technical field and at least 8 years of technical engineering experience with coding in languages such as C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python; equivalent experience is also accepted. Preferred qualifications include extensive commercial software experience, C++ and Windows expertise, enterprise-scale platform architecture experience, and strong communication and collaboration skills.
