Microsoft

Principal Software Engineer, Minecraft Creator - Minecraft

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6 days ago
Redmond, WA, USAStaff+
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Base Salary

$143k - $304k/yr

Responsibilities

  • Define and communicate the technical vision, architecture, and engineering roadmap for Minecraft mobile apps.
  • Lead the design and implementation of foundational application systems, development patterns, and customer-facing features while contributing hands-on to the codebase.
  • Partner with product, design, and cloud service teams to translate customer needs into end-to-end experiences and durable client-service contracts.
  • Provide technical mentorship and raise engineering standards through experimentation, design reviews, code reviews, and quality practices.
  • Guide the app through exploration, development, launch, and live operation using telemetry, customer signals, and operational learning.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related technical field and 6+ years of technical engineering experience with coding in C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python, or equivalent experience.
  • Preferred qualifications include a master's degree and 8+ years of technical engineering experience, or a bachelor's degree and 12+ years of technical engineering experience, or equivalent experience.
  • Experience with iOS development and shipping consumer mobile applications.
  • 4+ years of people management experience is preferred.

Benefits

  • The role may be eligible for benefits and other compensation.
  • The typical U.S. base pay range is USD $142,800-$274,800 per year; different ranges apply to the San Francisco Bay Area and New York City metropolitan area.

Tech Stack

Categories

GamingMobile
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About Microsoft

10,000+ employees

Microsoft develops operating systems, productivity software, cloud services, developer tools, and consumer devices for individuals, enterprises, and governments. Its main products include Windows, Microsoft 365, Azure, Visual Studio/GitHub, Xbox, and LinkedIn; revenue comes from software subscriptions and licenses, cloud consumption, hardware sales, and advertising. Founded in 1975 and headquartered in Redmond, Washington, Microsoft is a public company traded on Nasdaq.

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