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versus about
$197k
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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
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As a Principal Software Architect on the service-to-service authentication team at Microsoft, you will define and own the long-term technical strategy for managed identity and service-to-service authentication, aligning it with organizational goals and communicating effectively to senior leadership. You will drive technical consensus across multiple engineering teams and partner organizations, ensuring successful delivery of security-critical capabilities while providing mentorship and setting architectural direction. Your role involves shaping investment priorities at the platform level, identifying systemic risks, and leading innovation in AI-driven tools for improved engineering productivity. With a focus on live-site excellence, you will serve as an organizational incident manager during high-severity events, engaging deeply in pre-mortem and post-mortem processes to drive durable learnings. The ideal candidate has extensive experience with C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python, designing high-scale distributed cloud services, and leading strategic technical initiatives.
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