Microsoft

Principal Software Engineer

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Base Salary

$143k - $304k/yr

Responsibilities

  • Design and implement scalable, maintainable, secure software systems for Azure networking and compute use cases.
  • Build, test, and deploy automation tools and agents for control-plane and data-plane software.
  • Act as a Designated Responsible Individual, follow operational playbooks, and participate in on-call monitoring for service degradation and downtime.
  • Troubleshoot complex production issues and drive root cause analysis.
  • Drive improvements in reliability, performance, availability, and cost efficiency.
  • Collaborate with product managers, architects, and partner teams to define technical requirements and solutions.
  • Participate in design reviews, code reviews, and architecture discussions.
  • Mentor engineers and contribute to engineering excellence.
  • Champion security, privacy, compliance, and operational excellence requirements.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related technical field and 6+ years of technical engineering experience with coding, or equivalent experience.
  • Experience coding 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 technical engineering experience.
  • Alternatively, Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related technical field and 12+ years of technical engineering experience, or equivalent experience.
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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