Principal Software Engineer, AI Experiences

Microsoft

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Work type: Hybrid
Location: Redmond, WA
Salary: $142,800–$274,800 / yr
Posted: 24 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live yesterday
Closes: Feb 14, 2027
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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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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TL;DR · Principal Software Engineer, AI Experiences

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As a Principal Software Engineer - AI Experiences, Microsoft Edge, you will join the Edge AI Companions and Agents Engineering team to develop flagship Copilot experiences. You will take end-to-end ownership across the full stack, including the Edge client, orchestration, prompting, and user experience. Your daily work involves building new infrastructure in the Edge Client to expose browser capabilities to multiple teams while driving innovation at the intersection of browser technology and AI systems. To succeed, you must be proficient with AI tools and coding in languages such as C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python. You will solve complex problems related to creating intuitive, state-of-the-art Copilot features for users. The role focuses on the technical challenge of integrating large language models and prompt engineering into the browser environment to define next-generation intelligent browsing.

What does a Software Engineer earn in Washington?

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Skills

LLMs Prompt Engineering C C++ C# Java JavaScript Python Edge Browser AI Systems

What you'll do

Design and deliver flagship Edge Copilot experiences in collaboration with product and design teams.
Build new infrastructure in the Edge Client to expose browser capabilities to multiple internal teams.
Take end-to-end ownership of the full stack, including client, orchestration, prompting, and UX.
Drive innovation at the intersection of browser technology and AI systems.
Define the next generation of intelligent browsing features for the Edge browser.
Perform system-wide root cause analyses to drive measurable performance improvements.

What we're looking for

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field and 6+ years of engineering experience in languages like C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python.
Master's Degree in Computer Science and 8+ years of engineering experience (preferred).
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science and 12+ years of engineering experience (preferred).
Ability to perform system-wide root cause analyses and drive measurable improvements (preferred).
Proficiency with AI tools and coding (preferred).
Prior experience shipping products at Microsoft or in similarly large-scale environments (preferred).