Principal Software Engineer

Microsoft

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Work type: Remote
Location: Remote
Salary: $142,800–$274,800 / yr
Posted: 1 day ago
Freshness: Confirmed live yesterday
Closes: Mar 29, 2027

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Similar $200k

This role $209k

$127k most similar roles pay here $291k

This role pays more than 62% of similar roles. Most pay $174,600–$226,350 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $209k versus about $200k for comparable roles.

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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 518 open roles on FindRole.

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TL;DR · Principal Software Engineer

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Principal Software Engineer As part of the Global Skilling Product Team, the Principal Software Engineer serves as a technical authority for Azure Full Stack development. This role involves designing and maintaining engineering infrastructure, tools, and services that power CI/CD pipelines for Microsoft Skilling platforms. The engineer will develop features including requirement gathering, architecture, application design, and database management while integrating AI-assisted features and LLM models to analyze test failures. Key responsibilities include site reliability, mentoring engineers, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver scalable security solutions. The role requires expertise in C#, .NET, React, JavaScript, TypeScript, and Python. Technical requirements include experience with RESTful APIs, microservices, Azure SQL, Cosmos DB, and Infrastructure as Code tools like Bicep or ARM templates. The work focuses on modernizing skilling content operations to improve accessibility across various digital platforms for millions of learners.

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Skills

Azure C# .NET React JavaScript TypeScript Python C++ C Microservices RESTful APIs ARM Templates Bicep CI/CD Azure DevOps Azure SQL Cosmos DB Azure Data Factory Functions AKS App Service Logic Apps APIM RAG LLM GenAI

What you'll do

Design, develop, and maintain engineering infrastructure and tools for CI/CD pipelines supporting Microsoft Learning platforms.
Build full-stack features including architecture design, database development, and AI-assisted Copilot integrations.
Maintain site reliability by managing existing services and integrations across enterprise applications.
Automate manual testing processes and use LLM models to analyze test failures and identify root causes.
Establish high standards for code quality through rigorous testing, documentation, and performance optimization.
Lead the design of security features while identifying and resolving cross-team technical dependencies.
Mentor engineers on architecture quality, engineering discipline, and Responsible AI practices.
Contribute to internal technical communities through documentation and knowledge-sharing sessions.

What we're looking for

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related field and 6+ years of technical engineering experience in languages like C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python.
Master's Degree in Computer Science or related field and 8+ years of technical engineering experience (preferred).
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related field and 12+ years of technical engineering experience (preferred).
7+ years of experience in cloud development principles, including loosely coupled architectures, microservices, and DevOps models.
7+ years of experience leading, managing, and driving technical and architectural dependencies.
7+ years of hands-on experience developing applications using RESTful APIs, microservices architecture, and ASP.NET for scalable enterprise solutions.
3+ years of production experience with infrastructure templates (ARM or Bicep) and building CI/CD pipelines from scratch.
Proficiency in C#, .NET, React, JavaScript/TypeScript, and Azure services including App Service, AKS, Functions, APIM, Logic Apps, SQL, and Cosmos DB.

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