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Work type: Hybrid
Location: WA
Salary: $139,900–$274,800 / yr
Posted: 54 days ago
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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Salary context

Above market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $180k

This role $207k

$101k most similar roles pay here $293k

This role pays more than 78% of similar roles. Most pay $152,150–$207,350 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $207k versus about $180k 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 1577 open roles on FindRole.

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The Principal Software Engineer role within Microsoft’s Enterprise + Devices Licensing Engineering team involves leading the design and implementation of highly scalable, secure, and performant systems that power licensing for Microsoft 365 and Copilot globally. This position requires daily engagement in all phases of software development, from creating architecture documents to implementing new components and ensuring safe releases with a focus on security and customer experience. The ideal candidate will collaborate across multiple teams to define requirements and priorities while evolving development practices to meet the demands of rapid cloud service delivery. Preferred qualifications include extensive industry experience in designing scalable systems, expertise in languages such as C# or JavaScript, and a passion for data-driven decision-making in software engineering.

Skills

C# JavaScript ASP.NET ServiceFabric APIs Azure CI/CD Python Go Kubernetes Docker Terraform Prometheus Grafana PostgreSQL MongoDB Redis Git Jenkins

What you'll do

Provide technical expertise for designing highly scalable, resilient, and performant services.
Lead the full software development life cycle from design to release, ensuring security and compliance.
Define requirements, KPIs, priorities, and planning for large features and components.
Evolve development guidelines and practices to meet rapid client and service delivery demands.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver seamless customer experiences.

What we're looking for

6+ years of technical engineering experience with coding in C#, JavaScript or equivalent.
Extensive industry experience in building, testing, shipping, and maintaining software services.
Proven ability to design highly scalable, resilient, durable, maintainable, and performant services.
Expertise in deploying AI-powered systems with a focus on scalability, reliability, and performance.
Strong analytical problem-solving skills and excellence in software engineering practices.
Experience in safe release, deployment, and maintenance of cloud services using telemetry data.

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