Principal Software Engineer | Microsoft Careers

Microsoft

Quick summary

Work type: On-site
Location: Redmond, WA
Salary: $142,800–$274,800 / yr
Posted: 3 days ago
Closes: Nov 28, 2026

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TL;DR · Principal Software Engineer | Microsoft Careers

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As a principal engineer on Microsoft’s Edge Web Platform team, you will lead the development of core primitives for the web platform, focusing on advancing DOM, HTML, and emerging web APIs. Your responsibilities include driving high-quality API design through standards forums to enhance interoperability across browsers, contributing directly to Chromium projects, and delivering innovative features that improve browsing experiences at scale. You will collaborate with WHATWG/W3C and other browser vendors while ensuring correctness, performance, and compatibility in your work. This role requires expertise in browser architecture, systems thinking, and hands-on experience with C++, Rust, or similar languages, as well as a deep understanding of DOM tree construction, eventing, and accessibility semantics.

Skills

C C++ Rust Chromium Web Standards DOM HTML CSS JavaScript WHATWG W3C Browser Architecture Accessibility Semantics Eventing Form Controls Selection Ranges Performance Optimization Compatibility Testing CI/CD

What you'll do

Drive high-quality API design for Microsoft Edge and Chromium-based browsers through standards forums.
Contribute directly to Chromium’s core components to enhance cross-browser compatibility.
Deliver innovations in browser engine areas such as DOM, HTML, and web APIs.
Design and own core platform features that improve correctness, performance, and compatibility.
Collaborate with WHATWG/W3C and other browser vendors on web standards initiatives.
Work on initiatives central to Edge’s web platform strategy from prototyping to shipping.

What we're looking for

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related field and 6+ years of technical engineering experience.
Proficient in C, C++, and/or Rust programming languages.
Experience contributing to large-scale software engineering projects.
Deep understanding of browser architecture and web standards.
Solid design, coding, and debugging skills in C++.
Experience working with the Chromium codebase.

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