OPG Next is a multidisciplinary team doing strategic thinking and exploration to help shape how AI will be used in the workplace of the future. You are a talented software engineer and passionate about building the next generation of software experiences. We are looking for a **Principal Software Engineer** to join our team. You will be part of a dynamic and agile group dedicated to innovation by learning, exploring and building working code. In this role you will have the opportunity to contribute to high-impact innovations. This may be transforming concepts to reality by building prototypes or helping to take our ideas to production. You will have the chance to tackle challenges up and down the tech stack. We achieve our goals as a team and embrace motivated independent thinkers who excel in their craft and are comfortable operating amidst ambiguity and a rapidly changing technical landscape. Microsoft’s mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more, and we’re dedicated to this mission across every aspect of our company. Our culture is centered on embracing a growth mindset and encouraging teams and leaders to bring their best each day. Join us and help shape the future of the world. 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. **Responsibilities** + Proactively drive exploration and innovation within the team. + Lead the design and development in an agile way, prototype and iterate with stakeholders, deliver value iteratively through MVP releases. + Partner with appropriate stakeholders from multiple services and organizations. + Determine requirements for complex scenarios in changing ecosystem. + Leverages deep subject-matter expertise of cross-product features with appropriate stakeholders (e.g., product managers) to lead project plans, release plans, and work items. + Provides technical leadership for the identification of dependencies and the development of design documents for a product, application, service, or platform. + Leads by example and mentors others to produce extensible and maintainable code used across the company. + Mentor engineers in the team by providing hands-on assistance, best practices, and promoting an inclusive learning environment. + Embody our culture and values **Qualifications** **Required Qualifications:** + 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. + 4+ years experience in significant technical leadership position. **Preferred Qualifications:** + 8+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, + Proven track record of delivering large software products. + Ability and eagerness to work across and partner with multiple engineering teams to achieve business goals. + Working with AI systems. Software Engineering IC5 - The typical base pay range for this role across Canada is CAD $142,400 - CAD $257,500 per year. Find additional pay information here: https://careers.microsoft.com/v2/global/en/canada-pay-information.html Microsoft will accept applications for the role until July 3, 2025. Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. Consistent with applicable law, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran or military status, race, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations (https://careers.microsoft.com/v2/global/en/accessibility.html) .