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The Principal Software Engineer joins the Dynamics 365 Finance and Operations team to provide technical leadership for the user interface architecture. In this role, you will shape the end-to-end technical direction of the F&O UI layer, ensuring the platform is secure, reliable, performant, and accessible. You will prototype new concepts, mentor engineers, and collaborate with design and product management to translate requirements into scalable platform capabilities. Key responsibilities include leading design reviews, identifying architectural risks, and establishing best practices for maintainable software. You will work with languages including C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, and Python to build next-generation AI-enabled business applications and MCP Apps. This position solves complex architectural challenges for high-value users running critical business processes within the Dynamics 365 ecosystem.
What does a Software Engineer earn?
Median $197400 from 2576 postings across 150 companies.
Own and lead the architecture and technical direction of the F&O UI layer.
Design secure, compliant, performant, and accessible UI architectures across the product stack.
Translate customer and product requirements into cohesive technical designs and high-quality user experiences.
Evaluate emerging technologies and prototype new UI and interaction concepts for AI-enabled applications.
Lead technical discussions and design reviews to identify architectural risks and drive solution alignment.
Mentor engineers and establish engineering best practices for building maintainable and testable software.
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.
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).
Experience designing and architecting complex software products, platforms, or user-interface systems (preferred).
Experience leading technical design and architecture across multiple components or engineering teams (preferred).
Experience developing production software and applying software engineering principles to security, reliability, performance, scalability, and maintainability (preferred).
Experience architecting large-scale web or application UI platforms used across multiple products or scenarios (preferred).
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