Description
Microsoft is hiring a Principal Software Engineer to lead automation and deep Windows platform quality in the Customer Experience Review (CER) Lab. The role will define and operate a productized validation platform for Microsoft labs and third-party OEM partners, including station control, distributed orchestration, packaging, telemetry, result aggregation, diagnostics, and AI-assisted workflows. Responsibilities include setting the technical vision and roadmap, resolving complex Windows debugging and reliability issues, establishing engineering standards, partnering with data and analytics teams, influencing cross-organization stakeholders, and mentoring engineers. The role requires a bachelor's degree in computer science or a related technical field and at least six years of technical engineering experience with coding in languages such as C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python, or equivalent experience.
