Microsoft

Principal Software Engineer

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Redmond, WA, USA or Mountain View, CA, USAStaff+
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Base Salary

$166k - $331k/yr

Responsibilities

  • Set technical direction and own the architecture of core Agent 365 platform components.
  • Lead complex cross-service investigations in high-throughput, multi-tenant systems from initial signal through lasting resolution.
  • Design and deliver cell-based, fault-tolerant systems using Azure and related compute services.
  • Establish engineering standards for design, code quality, testing, reliability, and operational excellence.
  • Coordinate platform direction across Microsoft 365, Dynamics 365, Power Platform, Azure, and partner teams.
  • Mentor senior engineers and promote a culture of technical ownership, curiosity, and healthy debate.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related technical field and 8+ years of technical engineering experience with coding, or equivalent experience.
  • Experience with one or more of C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python.
  • Ability to meet Microsoft Cloud and applicable customer or government security screening requirements.
  • Preferred: master’s degree with 12+ years of experience, or bachelor’s degree with 15+ years of experience, or equivalent experience.
  • Preferred: experience designing and operating large-scale distributed services or cloud infrastructure in production.
  • Preferred: deep experience with Azure, AKS, Kubernetes or Service Fabric, and reliability engineering at 99.99% or higher availability.
  • Preferred: experience setting technical direction across teams and solving ambiguous cross-service problems using structured, data-driven thinking.
  • Preferred: strong communication skills for explaining technical trade-offs to engineers and leaders.

Benefits

  • The typical U.S. base pay range is USD $165,600–$296,400 per year, with a separate San Francisco Bay Area and New York City metropolitan area range of USD $220,800–$331,200 per year.
  • Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation.
  • The position is open for at least 5 days and accepts applications on an ongoing basis until filled.
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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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