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We are the Maps Directions team - a Microsoft team that drives the future of Maps across a wide majority of Microsoft services. We are hiring a Principal Software Engineer who is passionate and highly motivated to work on researching, driving, and solving deep technical problems in graph search algorithms. If you are eager to take on a challenge, Maps Directions is the place for you!

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Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain efficient and scalable graph algorithms for road directions routing, such as Dijkstra’s and A*.

• Implement and optimize data structures and interfaces for storing and accessing large-scale road network graphs and related information, such as traffic, speed limits, and road conditions.

• Design and implement methodologies for measuring the performance and impact of routing features

• Collaborate with other engineers, product managers, and user experience designers to understand the requirements and specifications of the routing features and applications.

• Test, debug, and troubleshoot the routing software and ensure its reliability, accuracy, and performance.

• Research and evaluate new technologies and techniques for improving routing functionality and user experience.

• Document and communicate the design and implementation details of the routing software and algorithms.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

• A Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, or a related technical discipline field.

• Technical engineering experience and proficiency in one or more programming languages such as C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript and Python.

• OR equivalent experience.

• Experience in leading projects and software engineers.

• Experience with data structures and optimization techniques for improving the performance of algorithms.

• Ability to work collaboratively within a team and communicate effectively about complex technical concepts.

• Passion for quality, performance and reliability.

• Ability to communicate in English.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree/Master's Degree or PhD in Computer Science, Mathematics, or a related field.

• Technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python.

• OR equivalent experience.

• People management experience.

• Familiarity with graph theory and shortest path algorithms including Dijkstra’s, Bellman-Ford, A*, and related algorithms.

• Experience with maps data and / or geospatial services.

• Experience with statistical methods, large data analytics and ML

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