Principal Software Engineer Manager | Microsoft Careers

Microsoft

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Work type: Hybrid
Location: Redmond, WA
Salary: $165,600–$296,400 / yr
Posted: 7 days ago
Closes: Dec 2, 2026
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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This role $231k

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TL;DR · Principal Software Engineer Manager | Microsoft Careers

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As a Principal Software Engineering Manager on the Web Data Platform Team, you will lead a high-performing team in building large-scale platforms for semantic understanding of multimodal documents, driving transformative scenarios that power over 1 billion users. Your day-to-day responsibilities include providing technical leadership through architecture and design, conducting code reviews, and ensuring quality assurance while integrating AI-first development practices. You will collaborate with stakeholders to define user requirements and develop comprehensive design documents, mentor team members to produce maintainable code, and present technical strategies and architectural choices to senior leaders. The role requires expertise in large-scale system architecture, microservices, database design, API development, performance tuning, and telemetry analysis, along with a deep understanding of AI models and proficient analytical skills for software design. This position is integral to the ongoing mission of elevating our platform as a foundational component in the industry's AI solutions landscape.

Skills

Python C# Kubernetes Docker AWS Azure CI/CD PostgreSQL MongoDB Redis GraphQL REST Microservices API Design Telemetry Performance Tuning Scalability AI Models Semantic Understanding

What you'll do

Manage a team to deliver high-quality products and features efficiently.
Provide technical leadership in architecture, design, code reviews, and development.
Integrate AI-first development practices within the engineering team.
Identify dependencies and develop detailed design documents for platforms.
Mentor engineers to produce maintainable and extensible code across products.
Collaborate with stakeholders to drive project plans and release strategies.

What we're looking for

Proven experience managing a team of high-performing engineers.
Extensive hands-on technical leadership in architecture, design, and development.
Deep expertise in large-scale system architecture and performance tuning.
Strong programming skills with knowledge of architectural patterns for scalable applications.
Demonstrated ability to mentor others in producing maintainable code across products.
Proficient analytical skills with a focus on systematic software design approaches.

Principal Software Engineer | Microsoft Careers

Microsoft

Redmond, WA 52 days ago $139,900–$274,800

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