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of similar roles. Most pay
$169,550–$220,800
— the blue band above.
At the midpoint, this role pays about
$209k
versus about
$195k
for comparable roles.
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
on FindRole.
Listed pay typically runs
$119,800–$234,700
across 651 roles with salary data.
The Principal Software Engineer joins the Strategic Workload Acceleration Team within Microsoft Customer and Partner Solutions-Core. This role provides architectural and programmatic oversight for strategic initiatives focused on AI innovation and platform resiliency. The engineer will drive innovation by identifying and creating internal tools, strengthening customer trust through enhanced security and reliability, and partnering with CxOs to scope projects that improve customer value. Day-to-day responsibilities include hands-on engineering across design, build, and production deployment to resolve customer production blockers. The role requires expertise in coding languages such as C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python. The work involves solving complex technical problems for strategic customer projects worldwide, ensuring end-to-end service understanding, and establishing continuous feedback loops to measure usage patterns and product performance.
What does a Software Engineer earn in Remote?
Median $208800 from 354 postings across 50 companies.
Drive architectural and programmatic oversight for strategic initiatives focused on AI innovation and platform resiliency.
Perform hands-on engineering across design, build, and production deployment to resolve customer production blockers.
Partner with CxOs to identify, prioritize, and scope programs that improve customer value.
Lead the identification and creation of internal tools to support product development and commercial success.
Determine user requirements for complex scenarios and incorporate feedback into future designs or solution fixes.
Implement continuous feedback loops to measure customer value, usage patterns, and actionable metrics.
Improve product availability, reliability, efficiency, observability, and performance through proactive technical solutions.
Share best practices and technical knowledge regarding new tools and strategies with the broader engineering community.
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.
Equivalent experience to the required degree and years of experience.
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).
Equivalent experience to the preferred degree and years of experience.
Ability to perform hands-on engineering across design, build, and production deployment to resolve customer production blockers.
Subject matter expertise in AI and strategic technologies to drive innovation and platform adoption.
Ability to partner with CxOs to identify, prioritize, and scope programs to improve customer value.
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