Principal Software Engineer, Foundry Agents

Microsoft

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Work type: Hybrid
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Salary: $142,800–$274,800 / yr
Posted: 174 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live today
Closes: Nov 2, 2026 (soon)

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TL;DR · Principal Software Engineer, Foundry Agents

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Principal Software Engineer, Foundry Agents - CoreAI joins the Foundry Agents organization to build foundational platforms for intelligent agents and generative AI systems. As a senior engineer, you will develop large-scale, cloud-native systems spanning the end-to-end agent lifecycle, including secure enterprise deployment, governed tool integration, model fine-tuning, and deep observability. You will design distributed runtimes and cloud services to ensure reliability, security, and compliance while optimizing complex interactions across models, data, hardware, and infrastructure. The role requires proficiency in languages such as C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, and Python. You will solve technical problems related to agentic performance, training loops, and production evaluation, providing technical direction and architectural leadership to create durable platform capabilities for autonomous AI agents.

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Skills

Python C++ C# Java JavaScript C Distributed Systems Azure fine‑tuning Observability Software Development Lifecycle

What you'll do

Build and scale foundational services for secure agent deployment, tool integration, and observability.
Design distributed runtimes and cloud services to run agents at enterprise scale.
Improve iteration loops for researchers and developers through better tooling and automation.
Debug and optimize complex interactions across models, data, hardware, and infrastructure.
Drive technical direction and influence long-term architecture across the software development lifecycle.
Champion operational excellence, secure-by-design practices, and responsible AI at scale.
Perform rigorous design reviews and provide technical mentorship to raise the engineering bar.

What we're looking for

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field and 6+ years of technical engineering experience.
Proficiency in coding in languages including C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python.
Ability to pass Microsoft, customer, and/or government security screening requirements.
Ability to pass the Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire and every two years.
Master's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field and 12+ years of technical engineering experience (preferred).
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field and 15+ years of technical engineering experience (preferred).

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