Do you want to be part of the team building the next generation of gaming technologies for Microsoft? Are you passionate about gaming and bleeding edge technology at massive scale? Xbox Cloud Gaming (aka Project xCloud) is building the best real-time game streaming platform on the planet, and we are seeking to hire a Principal Software Engineering Lead to help deliver on our ambitious vision.

We are looking for a lead with extensive modern Web development and UX experience.  You will own development of the Xbox Game Streaming Web experience that lives today on xbox.com/play and will help to expand Xbox to new platforms and surfaces while building out new gaming scenarios that are only possible via the Web.

Collaboration, diversity, ambition & self-direction are valued here. Expect to be given room and support to grow personally and professionally. This role requires a demonstrated ability to partner across organizations to build shared success. If you are customer obsessed, and can balance technical, business, and developer needs to build a streaming platform for new gamers, then you may have found your next role!

Responsibilities

• Foster a collaborative and inclusive culture of team players and group objectives
• Design and deliver new features and functionality for core gaming functionality on the Web
• Manage a high-performing team of amazing developers
• Guide the architecture and design decisions for the team
• Coordinate with partner teams across organizations to build and integrate partner deliverables

Qualifications

• 8+ years professional coding experience
• 3+ years leading highly capable development teams
• Experience launching new products with cross-org dependencies
• Experience building and shipping modern web applications in ReactJS that scale across all devices (iOS, Android, Windows, etc.) applications
• BS or MS in Computer Science or equivalent

Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances.  We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request via the Accommodation request form.