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The Principal Software Engineer joins the Entra Admin Management UX team within the IAM organization to lead the technical vision and architecture for the Entra Admin Center. This role focuses on architectural ownership and cross-organization influence rather than day-to-day implementation. You will drive the long-term strategy for foundational administration experiences across Entra, Azure Portal, and other MSEC Portals, while leading initiatives for AI-powered administration and platform modernization. Key responsibilities include mentoring senior engineers, establishing engineering excellence, and ensuring the delivery of scalable, secure, and accessible solutions. Required skills include proficiency in C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python, along with web technologies like TypeScript and React. You will also utilize Kusto for problem-solving and build large-scale distributed systems and AI/ML architectures.
What does a Software Engineer earn?
Median $197400 from 2576 postings across 150 companies.
Define and drive the technical vision, architecture, and long-term strategy for the Entra Admin Center.
Lead cross-organizational initiatives for AI-powered administration, platform modernization, and shared engineering capabilities.
Partner with leadership to influence roadmap decisions and resolve complex technical challenges.
Establish engineering excellence through architectural guidance, performance optimization, and platform reliability improvements.
Mentor senior engineers and raise the technical bar through thought leadership and technical reviews.
Deliver scalable, secure, resilient, and accessible solutions for cloud-based 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.
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).
7+ years of experience designing, coding, and troubleshooting cloud-based software (preferred).
7+ years of proficiency in languages, especially web-based technologies like JavaScript, TypeScript, React, and C# (preferred).
Demonstrated ability to solve problems using query languages and tools such as Kusto (preferred).
Demonstrated ability to collaborate and communicate across disciplines, levels, and product teams (preferred).
Proficiency in backend technologies and cloud-based architectures to build large-scale distributed systems and AI/ML, Agency experience (preferred).
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