Principal Software Engineer | Microsoft Careers

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Work type: Hybrid
Location: Redmond, WA
Salary: $142,800–$274,800 / yr
Posted: 3 days ago
Closes: Dec 14, 2026
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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This role $209k

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TL;DR · Principal Software Engineer | Microsoft Careers

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As a Principal Software Engineer on the Web Data Platform Team, you will be at the forefront of developing large-scale distributed software services and solutions that power Bing Search and Microsoft AI training scenarios. Your daily responsibilities include designing high-performance systems for batch and streaming document processing, collaborating with stakeholders to define user requirements, and ensuring your components are modular, secure, and scalable. You will work with massive datasets, processing tens of billions of documents per day, and utilize modern software engineering practices such as design reviews and telemetry-driven decision-making. Proficiency in C#, Java, or Python, along with experience in distributed systems, cloud technologies like Azure, and strong knowledge of data structures and algorithms is essential. This role offers the opportunity to make a significant impact on millions of users by driving transformative insights at unprecedented scales.

Skills

Python Java C++ Kubernetes Docker AWS Azure CI/CD PostgreSQL MongoDB Redis Apache Kafka Apache Hadoop Spark Prometheus Grafana Git Jenkins

What you'll do

Design and develop large-scale distributed software services for web document processing.
Determine user requirements and drive the development of design documents for platform features.
Perform system design with well-defined interfaces across multiple components, using data telemetry.
Ensure engineering practices result in modular, secure, reliable, testable, and maintainable components.
Improve test coverage by organizing and implementing integration tests to resolve issues.

What we're looking for

Extensive experience in designing and developing large-scale distributed software services.
Proficient in modern software engineering practices, including code reviews and system design.
Strong background in building modular, secure, reliable, and testable software components.
Experience in improving test coverage and implementing integration tests for complex systems.
Ability to collaborate with stakeholders to determine user requirements and dependencies.

Principal Software Engineer | Microsoft Careers

Microsoft

Redmond, WA 59 days ago $139,900–$274,800

C# .NET OAuth2 OIDC Distributed Systems High-Performance Runtime Engines Policy/Rules Engines Identity Platforms ESTS Messaging Protocols Zero Trust Principles CI/CD Terraform Azure Kubernetes Prometheus Grafana

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