Microsoft

Principal Software Engineer

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8 days ago
Redmond, WA, USAStaff+
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Base Salary

$166k - $331k/yr

Responsibilities

  • Define and drive long-term architectural strategy for Partner Center and the broader Microsoft partner ecosystem.
  • Lead architecture decisions for Cloud Subscription migration, platform modernization, and large-scale engineering investments.
  • Represent Partner Center in Commerce Core platform strategy and architecture forums and influence platform roadmaps.
  • Champion AI-native engineering practices, AI-powered development, operational excellence, and responsible AI patterns.
  • Develop ecosystem-wide data architecture and integration strategies across partner platforms and intelligence solutions.
  • Lead architecture reviews and technical design discussions covering scalability, performance, resiliency, security, compliance, and platform evolution.
  • Reduce duplication and simplify system interactions through shared services, common data models, and strategic platform investments.
  • Align architects, engineering leaders, product leaders, and platform teams on long-term technical strategy and execution.
  • Mentor engineers and architects through design reviews and engineering best practices.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related technical field and 8+ years of technical engineering experience with coding, or equivalent experience.
  • Coding experience in one or more of C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python.
  • Experience leading architecture strategy and platform modernization across multiple engineering organizations and large-scale distributed systems.
  • Experience with Native AI Engineering and large-scale online services.
  • Hands-on technical experience and experience mentoring software engineers.

Benefits

  • Base pay and benefits information is provided by Microsoft, with location-specific pay ranges for the U.S., San Francisco Bay Area, and New York City metropolitan area.
  • Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled, with the posting open for a minimum of 5 days.

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About Microsoft

10,000+ employees

Every company has a mission. What's ours? To empower every person and every organization to achieve more. We believe technology can and should be a force for good and that meaningful innovation contributes to a brighter world in the future and today. Our culture doesn’t just encourage curiosity; it embraces it. Each day we make progress together by showing up as our authentic selves. We show up with a learn-it-all mentality. We show up cheering on others, knowing their success doesn't diminish our own. We show up every day open to learning our own biases, changing our behavior, and inviting in differences. Because impact matters. Microsoft operates in 190 countries and is made up of approximately 228,000 passionate employees worldwide.

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