Principal Software Engineer | Microsoft Careers

Microsoft

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Redmond, WA Posted 23 days ago $139,900–$274,800 / year
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TL;DR

As a Principal Software Engineer on the Identity Engineering team at Microsoft, you will lead the architecture, design, and implementation of high-scale online identity providers for platforms like Azure, Office, Xbox, and Windows. Your day-to-day responsibilities include innovating with an AI-first approach to ensure efficient service deployment and maintenance, conducting deep triage across cloud stacks, driving infrastructure security improvements, defining requirements and KPIs, and mentoring a diverse team. You will work closely with multiple teams to build mission-critical services that support worldwide operations while leveraging technologies such as C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python in Microsoft Azure environments. This role demands expertise in designing scalable cloud services, experience with AI-driven engineering solutions, and the ability to independently drive large technical deliverables.

Skills

Python C# Java JavaScript Azure AI ML LLM CI/CD Docker Kubernetes Terraform PostgreSQL Redis Git Jenkins Prometheus Grafana

What you'll do

  • Lead the architecture, design, and implementation of high-scale, low-latency services.
  • Innovate service deployment processes for efficient, reliable operations with minimal manual intervention.
  • Conduct in-depth triage and troubleshooting across cloud stack components.
  • Drive infrastructure security improvements for mission-critical workloads.
  • Define requirements, KPIs, and priorities for engineering deliverables.
  • Mentor a diverse team of engineers at various career stages.

What we're looking for

  • 6+ years of experience in software engineering with expertise in C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python.
  • Proven track record of leading the architecture and design of high-scale, low-latency services using an AI-first approach.
  • Experience driving the deployment and maintenance of cloud services to ensure reliability and minimal manual intervention.
  • Strong background in conducting triage, troubleshooting, and forensics across cloud environments like Microsoft Azure.
  • Demonstrated ability to mentor a diverse team and drive the definition of requirements and KPIs for engineering deliverables.
  • Expertise in designing and scaling cloud services or large distributed systems.

Market check

Salary context

This $139,900–$274,800 range sits above 65% of similar postings on FindRole.

Peer median band

$139,900–$257,000

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 451 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $119,800–$234,700 across 417 roles with salary data.

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