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versus about
$192k
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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
Microsoft currently has
694 open roles
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Listed pay typically runs
$119,800–$234,700
across 651 roles with salary data.
JOB TITLE: Principal Software Engineer - GitHub Platform & Enterprise
GitHub is seeking a Principal Software Engineer to join various engineering teams, including GitHub Actions, Enterprise AI Platform, Enterprise Identity, Billing, Git Systems, and Database Infrastructure. In this role, you will architect and deliver high-performance distributed systems, design APIs, and lead technical execution from design through production. You will build foundational systems for AI agents, manage metered billing infrastructure, oversee Tier-0 identity services, and maintain large-scale Git repository services. Key responsibilities include mentoring engineers, conducting code reviews, and ensuring operational excellence. Required skills include proficiency in languages such as C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python, along with experience in Go, Ruby, or Bash. You will solve complex problems in container orchestration, cloud infrastructure, and database internals to support millions of developers.
What does a Software Engineer earn in Remote?
Median $208800 from 354 postings across 50 companies.
Design, develop, test, and ship high-quality technical solutions that scale across multiple GitHub services.
Provide technical leadership, mentorship, and code reviews to support the growth of other engineers.
Own the health and quality of systems by participating in on-call rotations and responding to live incidents.
Design and implement APIs to facilitate seamless integration between different software components.
Lead the development of comprehensive testing strategies and define success metrics for engineering projects.
Champion security by designing isolation mechanisms for untrusted code execution and protecting against vulnerabilities.
Improve system reliability by establishing best practices for monitoring, alerting, and incident runbooks.
Drive the technical roadmap to align engineering efforts with product goals and strategic priorities.
What we're looking for
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field and 6+ years of technical engineering experience with coding in languages like C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python (or equivalent experience).
Ability to meet Microsoft, customer, and/or government security screening requirements, including a Microsoft Cloud Background Check every two years.
Master's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field and 8+ years of technical engineering experience with coding in languages like C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python (preferred).
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field and 12+ years of technical engineering experience with coding in languages like C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python (preferred).
2+ years of technical leadership experience (preferred).
3+ years of experience using general-purpose programming languages such as Go or Ruby (preferred).
3+ years of experience in one or more scripting languages such as Bash or Python (preferred).
Experience building and operating large-scale services, CI/CD or orchestration systems at scale, and willingness to participate in a rotating on-call schedule (preferred).
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI)
Java
C++
C#
Go
RESTful APIs
Microservices
Distributed Systems
Containers
Cloud-native
Observability
SLOs
Middleware
SDKs
API Versioning
Data Structures
Algorithms