This role pays more than
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of similar roles. Most pay
$166,575–$214,500
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At the midpoint, this role pays about
$209k
versus about
$191k
for comparable roles.
Based on 240 similar postings.
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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
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Listed pay typically runs
$119,800–$234,700
across 522 roles with salary data.
As a Principal Service Reliability Engineer at Microsoft Digital, you will lead the reliability strategy for mission-critical, large-scale distributed systems, driving engineering practices that enhance availability, performance, and operational excellence. You will define reliability standards (SLOs/SLIs/error budgets) and partner with cross-functional teams to design resilient systems, influence architecture decisions, and establish scalable frameworks. Your daily tasks include managing complex incidents, conducting root cause analyses, and embedding security and compliance into system designs. The role requires expertise in observability, capacity planning, and production readiness, as well as experience with cloud-native platforms like Azure. You will mentor senior engineers and foster a reliability culture that prioritizes long-term system health and scalability across the organization.
Microsoft Fabric
Power Platform
PowerShell
Python
C#
TypeScript
CI/CD
Kusto
Geneva
Purview
Multitenant operations
Secure by default operations
Service administration APIs
On call ownership