Principal Software Engineer, Architect

Microsoft

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Work type: On-site
Location: —
Salary: $163,000–$296,400 / yr
Posted: 56 days ago

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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, Architect

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The Principal Software Engineer - Architect role within the User Authentication team at Microsoft Security involves leading the development of the next generation authentication platform, focusing on secure velocity systems and durable constructs for shipping capabilities. This senior-level position requires defining resilient-by-default engineering models for a 100+ user auth team, enabling consistent and compliant platform capabilities, and influencing architectural direction across multiple teams. The role also entails coaching Principal Engineers and Tech Leads, driving AI adoption in both engineering and product workflows, and making critical design decisions on system decomposition and multi-tenant architecture. Ideal candidates have over 12 years of software engineering leadership experience, a track record of leading distributed teams, and expertise in running large-scale cloud services with a focus on security and privacy. Experience integrating AI into customer-facing products or core platforms is highly valued.

Skills

Azure Kubernetes CI/CD Python Go JavaScript TypeScript PostgreSQL MongoDB Docker Terraform AWS Git GitHub Jenkins Prometheus Grafana OAuth OpenID Connect AI Machine Learning

What you'll do

Define and operationalize secure-by-default models for the user auth team.
Enable platform capabilities that accelerate consistent, compliant shipping.
Influence architectural direction across multiple teams and services.
Coach Principal Engineers and Tech Leads on transformative practices.
Drive adoption of AI in engineering systems and product capabilities.
Lead critical design decisions on system decomposition and multi-tenant architecture.

What we're looking for

12+ years of Software Engineering leadership experience
Proven ability to influence significant system changes and lead distributed teams
Experience running large-scale cloud services
Strong understanding of security and privacy in authentication solutions
Experience integrating AI in customer-facing products or engineering processes
Track record of driving measurable engineering process improvements

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