Principal Software Engineer

Microsoft • Mountain View, CA

10h

About The Position

Microsoft’s mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. In Consumer Marketing, we bring that mission to life by transforming how customers discover, compare, and buy across our consumer web experiences.
We are seeking a strategic Director, Web Development to own the end-to-end engineering execution for our consumer marketing web ecosystem. This leader will oversee front-end and back-end development, drive compliance and governance updates, and ensure our web platforms are secure, performant, accessible, and scalable across global markets. The role manages a multi-million annual budget and leads an outsourced delivery organization of 60+ developers, partnering closely with Product, Design, Analytics, Security, Privacy, Legal, and Engineering to ship high-quality experiences with measurable business impact.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 6+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python OR equivalent experience.
• 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, JavaScript, or Python OR Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 12+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python OR equivalent experience.
• Experience leading large outsourced or distributed teams at scale (50+ is strongly preferred), including performance management and delivery governance.
• Experience owning of large budgets, vendor contracts, and operating models with strong financial and prioritization discipline.
• Understanding of modern web architectures, APIs, content delivery patterns, CI/CD, monitoring, and operational excellence.
• Track record of driving security, privacy, and accessibility compliance in partnership with cross-functional stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end web engineering delivery across front-end, back-end, and platform capabilities that enable modern consumer marketing experiences, with clear milestones, release discipline, and quality gates.
• Set the technical direction and reference architecture for scalable, secure, high-performing web experiences, including frameworks, APIs, integration patterns, CI/CD, and operational readiness.
• Lead compliance execution and governance in partnership with Security, Privacy, Legal, and Accessibility teams, ensuring continuous readiness for audits, policy changes, and remediation timelines.
• Drive site health and customer experience excellence by improving performance (Core Web Vitals), reliability, monitoring, incident response, and post-launch validation across devices and locales.
• Establish engineering standards and ways of working including code quality, automated testing (unit/integration/E2E), documentation, change management, and continuous improvement rituals.
• Manage a $6M+ annual budget with strong forecasting, prioritization, and ROI accountability, ensuring investments translate to measurable delivery outcomes.
• Lead and optimize an outsourced team of 60+ developers through clear operating models, capacity planning, performance management, and delivery accountability across partner agencies.
• Partner cross-functionally to translate strategy into buildable plans, aligning with Web Strategy, Design, Content, and Analytics on requirements, tradeoffs, risks, and executive communications.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Principal