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Microsoft

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Redmond, WA · Mountain View, CA Posted 108 days ago $139,900–$274,800 / year

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At a glance

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TL;DR

As a Principal Software Engineer in the Office of the CTO at Microsoft, you will join a team dedicated to advancing the strategic use of OpenAI technology within the company. Your role involves building robust AI-based systems that integrate seamlessly with existing software ecosystems, ensuring reliability and security in production environments. You will collaborate closely with technical teams from both Microsoft and OpenAI to design and deliver complex software solutions on tight deadlines. Key responsibilities include leading system design, writing technical briefs for stakeholders, and managing project risks effectively. The ideal candidate has extensive experience in coding languages such as C++, Java, or Python, along with a proven track record of delivering AI products and services under high-pressure conditions.

Skills

Python Java JavaScript C# AI CI/CD Kubernetes Docker AWS Azure PostgreSQL MongoDB Git Jenkins GitHub Swagger RESTful APIs Microservices Cloud Native DevOps SRE Observability Security

What you'll do

- Design and implement robust AI-based systems for Microsoft's partnership with OpenAI.
- Lead system design and integration efforts with other software systems at Microsoft and OpenAI.
- Navigate business requirements and technical constraints to deliver high-quality software solutions.
- Ensure production environments are reliable, observable, and secure for deployed systems.
- Write technical briefs to communicate design decisions and inform stakeholders and leadership.

What we're looking for

12+ years of technical engineering experience in coding languages like C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python.
Proven track record of building and shipping AI products and services.
Experience in launching new software services from concept to delivery.
Strong ability to navigate high ambiguity and drive clarity through communication.
Expertise in handling complex business requirements and technical constraints.
Demonstrated capability to ensure system reliability, observability, and security.

Market check

Salary context

This $139,900–$274,800 range sits above 56% of similar postings on FindRole.

Peer median band

$142,800–$264,000

Median floor and ceiling across peers.

Typical midpoint (25–75%)

$177,250–$214,500

Middle half of comparable postings.

Based on 240 comparable postings.

* 240 is the maximum number of comparable postings sampled.

Employer

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 534 open roles on FindRole.

Microsoft

WA 62 days ago $142,800–$274,800

CUDA NVIDIA_Triton_Inference_Server TensorRT Kafka Flink Spark_Streaming GPU CPU NUMA Docker CI/CD Prometheus Grafana PostgreSQL Python Go AWS Azure Google_Cloud_Pods Kubernetes Terraform