Principal Software Engineer

Microsoft

Quick summary

Work type: On-site
Location: US
Salary: $142,800–$274,800 / yr
Posted: 99 days ago
Closes: Sep 21, 2026
Nearby: 49 roles within 25 mi

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Above market

How this pay compares to similar roles

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This role $209k

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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 368 open roles on FindRole.

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TL;DR · Principal Software Engineer

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As a Senior Software Engineer on the supercomputing team, you will architect and develop high-volume, low-latency event pipelines to provide real-time insights into job interruptions and reliability issues. Your daily tasks include analyzing existing pipelines for improvements in fidelity, granularity, and latency, contributing to key metrics like Mean Time to Interrupt and Nodes in Service. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to enhance telemetry and infrastructure management across current and next-generation datacenters, IT hardware, power systems, and cooling technologies. Additionally, you will drive engineering excellence by addressing strategic customer issues and leading initiatives to minimize future impact through continuous learning and improvement programs. The role requires expertise in languages such as C++, Java, or Python, along with experience in AI/HPC systems and DataCenter technologies including telemetry.

Skills

Python Java JavaScript C++ C# Kubernetes Docker CI/CD AWS Azure GCP PostgreSQL MongoDB Redis Hadoop Spark Kafka Prometheus Grafana Ansible Terraform Git Jenkins

What you'll do

Design high-volume low-latency event pipelines for real-time insights into job interruptions.
Analyze existing event pipelines to enhance fidelity and reduce latency of critical events.
Improve key metrics by enabling data scientists to use telemetry for issue identification.
Develop end-to-end solutions with cross-functional teams to manage core infrastructure.
Drive engineering excellence based on strategic customer usage scenarios and feedback.
Lead complex incident resolution, root cause analysis, and initiatives to minimize future impact.

What we're looking for

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related field with 6+ years of technical engineering experience.
Expertise in coding languages such as C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, and Python.
Experience in operating AI/HPC systems and developing applications on clusters.
In-depth knowledge of DataCenter technologies including power, cooling, IT hardware, and telemetry.
Proven ability to architect and develop high-volume low-latency event pipelines.
Drive engineering excellence by resolving complex incidents and conducting root cause analyses.

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