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On-site
Location
WA
Salary
$142,800–$274,800 / yr
Posted
76 days ago
Closes
Sep 28, 2026
Nearby
99+ roles within 25 mi

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Above market

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This role $209k
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Microsoft Corporation is a global technology leader producing software, hardware, and cloud services including Windows, Office 365, Azure cloud platform, Xbox gaming, and Surface devices. Industry: Software & Cloud Computing

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As a Principal Software Engineering Manager on the M365 Substrate Core Team at Microsoft, you will lead a team focused on enhancing the efficiency and reliability of backend services for Microsoft 365 Copilot, a cutting-edge productivity tool. Your day-to-day responsibilities include collaborating with engineering teams across Azure and MAI to optimize performance in AI products, providing strategic direction, and guiding technical design and documentation. You will also drive code optimization and refactoring to improve system performance and maintainability while acting as the Designated Responsible Individual for on-call operations, ensuring rapid incident response. The role requires deep expertise in distributed systems and cloud-scale architecture, familiarity with modern software design patterns such as microservices and containers, and experience with high-load systems and performance optimization techniques like CUDA kernels and network latency management.

Skills

Azure Docker Kubernetes CI/CD Python Java C# PostgreSQL Redis AWS CUDA Prometheus Grafana Git Terraform Linux Distributed Systems Microservices M365 Copilot

What you'll do

  • Lead a team to improve efficiency and scalability for M365 Copilot backend services.
  • Collaborate on designing and implementing performance optimizations in AI products.
  • Provide strategic direction and drive measurable business impact through technical expertise.
  • Guide technical design and documentation across multiple platforms and services.
  • Drive code optimization, refactoring, and reuse to enhance system performance and maintainability.
  • Act as DRI for on-call operations, ensuring rapid incident response and system health.

What we're looking for

  • At least 2 years of experience building distributed, high-load systems.
  • Proven ability to translate requirements into feature implementations.
  • Deep familiarity with modern software design patterns including microservices and containers.
  • Experience in CUDA kernels or CPU/GPU performance optimization.
  • Strong background in managing large-scale capacity fleets and network latency.
  • Expertise in leading cross-functional teams and driving technical vision.

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