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Work type
On-site
Location
Redmond, WA
Salary
$139,900–$274,800 / yr
Posted
27 days ago

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Above market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $181k
This role $207k
$101k most similar roles pay here $293k

This role pays more than 76% of similar roles. Most pay $155,000–$207,350 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $207k versus about $181k for comparable roles.

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About Microsoft

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

Microsoft currently has 1103 open roles on FindRole.

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TL;DR · | Microsoft Careers

As a Principal Software Engineer in Microsoft Copilot Studio’s incubation team, you will lead the design and delivery of scalable, secure platform capabilities for Digital Workers that operate seamlessly across Azure, Microsoft 365, and the Power Platform. Your day-to-day responsibilities include collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure robust system architecture, participating in design reviews, and championing engineering excellence through CI/CD, reliability, observability, and live-site operations. You will also mentor peers by sharing best practices in responsible AI engineering patterns and operational rigor. The role requires expertise in languages such as C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python, along with experience designing services on Azure or other large-scale cloud platforms and building agentic systems. This greenfield project focuses on creating autonomous agents that can handle multi-step tasks and novel problems within enterprise environments at scale.

What you'll do

  • Lead the design and delivery of scalable, secure platform capabilities for Digital Workers.
  • Contribute to end-to-end system design by partnering with cross-functional teams on Azure and Microsoft 365.
  • Drive technical execution across the Digital Worker platform by influencing architecture decisions.
  • Translate emerging Digital Worker scenarios into robust platform capabilities aligned with customer needs.
  • Champion engineering excellence in CI/CD, reliability, observability for production-ready services.

What we're looking for

  • 10+ years of technical engineering experience in software development.
  • Proficiency in at least one programming language: C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python.
  • Experience designing and operating large-scale cloud services on Azure or similar platforms.
  • Expertise in building agentic systems and generative AI experiences.
  • Strong background in system design, reliability, observability, and live-site operations.

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