Principal Software Engineer Lead | Microsoft Careers

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Redmond, WA Posted 2 days ago $142,800–$274,800 / year
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TL;DR

As a Principal Software Engineer Lead within the Scale and Partner AI Experiences (SPAI) team at Microsoft’s Commercial Engineering & AI division, you will lead the development of intelligent, scalable platforms that transform the global sales ecosystem through AI-first innovation. Your daily responsibilities include understanding complex business processes to identify automation opportunities, rapidly prototyping solutions, and delivering production-quality features using modern engineering practices. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate systems and data into cohesive workflows, ensuring reliability and performance through rigorous testing and debugging. The role requires expertise in languages like C#, Java, Python, or React, proficiency in AI-native development including agent harnesses and large language models (LLMs), and a strong background in scalable system design and cloud platforms.

Skills

Python C# Java React GitHub Copilot CLI YAML Markdown Kubernetes AWS Azure CI/CD PostgreSQL Docker Prometheus Grafana Git Jenkins Terraform Ansible

What you'll do

  • Design and build AI-native systems to transform business workflows across the Microsoft sales ecosystem.
  • Prototype and deliver POCs using an experimentation-driven approach to rapidly iterate on solutions.
  • Develop scalable, production-quality features and intelligent services with modern engineering practices.
  • Integrate systems, data, and signals into cohesive AI-powered workflows by collaborating across teams.
  • Improve system reliability and performance through debugging, troubleshooting, and utilizing telemetry.
  • Build secure, compliant, and responsible AI solutions prepared for large-scale deployment.

What we're looking for

  • 6+ years of professional software engineering experience with hands-on coding.
  • Proficiency in AI-native development using modern tools and languages.
  • Strong fundamentals in data structures, algorithms, object-oriented design, and scalable systems.
  • Experience building, testing, debugging, and maintaining production-quality software.
  • Problem-solving skills to design scoped solutions and improve service performance.
  • Expertise in driving AI-based engineering solutions on cloud platforms.
  • Collaboration and communication skills for effective team leadership.

Employer

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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