Microsoft

Principal Software Engineer

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4 days ago
Redmond, WA, USAStaff+
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Base Salary

$143k - $304k/yr

Responsibilities

  • Design and develop features for large-scale distributed software services and solutions.
  • Create well-defined interfaces and modular components through system design and code reviews.
  • Write clean, optimized code and improve service test coverage through integration testing.
  • Build services that are secure, reliable, diagnosable, monitored, reusable, portable, and maintainable.
  • Use data and telemetry to make engineering decisions and address customer and partner needs.
  • Communicate technical details across organizational boundaries and customers.
  • Champion and model AI usage across the software development lifecycle and operations.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in computer science or a related technical field and 6+ years of technical engineering experience with coding, or equivalent experience.
  • Coding experience in one or more of C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python.
  • Ability to meet Microsoft, customer, and government security screening requirements, including the Microsoft Cloud Background Check.
  • Preferred: master’s degree in computer science or a related technical field and 8+ years of experience, or bachelor’s degree and 10+ years of experience, or equivalent experience.

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Microsoft

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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