Principal Software Development Engineer (Web)

TL;DR

Principal Software Development Engineer (Web): Developing and optimizing high-visibility homepages and user experiences for Microsoft products like Edge browser and Windows Widgets with an accent on modern web techniques, UX framework, and cross-product impact. Focus on shaping design, solving hard problems with data mining and A/B testing, and driving features from idea to deployment through continuous releases.

Location: Beijing, China

Company

hirify.global is responsible for delivering best user experience for a variety of homepages that Microsoft provides through different products (e.g., Edge browser, Windows Widgets).

What you will do

• Develop secure, performant, and maintainable code across products, mentoring teams on best practices.
• Own complex product architecture decisions, evaluating design options and ensuring scalability, resiliency, and cost-effectiveness.
• Define and implement robust test strategies, including security testing, and improve test coverage and automation leveraging AI tools.
• Build and release thoughtful features for an engaging homepage experience, primarily frontend (full stack preferred), across multiple products and endpoints (desktop, mobile).
• Promote secure design principles, scalability, and performance, collaborating closely with developers and PMs across countries for agile development.
• Integrate telemetry for monitoring system health, lead incident response, and proactively improve live-site operations and troubleshooting processes.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 6+ years of technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python OR equivalent experience.
• Strong coding proficiency with experience in TypeScript/JavaScript, C#, and similar technologies.
• Excellent communication skills in English.
• Proven ability in design, problem-solving, and data analysis, with a strong passion for quality, performance, and engineering excellence.
• Self-driven and capable of working independently, while thriving in a collaborative team environment to research and deliver innovative solutions to complex technical and business challenges.

Nice to have

• Preferably 10+ years of industry experience in frontend development (HTML, CSS, JavaScript, React, etc.).

Culture & Benefits

• Work in an extremely agile team with fast-cycle development and continuous releases.
• Opportunity to shape homepage design and have a direct impact on millions of users every day.
• Access to enormous Microsoft resources and close collaborations with great teams and colleagues worldwide.
• Strong support to drive your favorite features to solution.