Principal Software Engineer
Microsoft
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This role pays more than 59% of similar roles. Most pay $156,437–$206,737 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $177k versus about $182k for comparable roles.
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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 598 open roles on FindRole.
Listed pay typically runs $119,800–$234,700 across 586 roles with salary data.
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As a Senior Software Engineer on the Azure Storage Data Access team, you will design, build, and operate the next generation of Azure Blob Storage's secure, globally accessible data plane and backend. You will take end-to-end ownership of security features to enable efficient access patterns while collaborating with stakeholders to define and deliver new functionality. Your daily work involves leading the design, implementation, testing, and deployment of cloud-scale services while acting as a Designated Responsible Individual for service health. The role focuses on solving complex problems in authentication, authorization, network security, and encryption to support AI applications and mission-critical enterprise workloads. You will utilize C, C++, or C# along with AI-assisted engineering tools to improve code quality and operational efficiency. This position addresses the challenge of providing secure, performance-adaptive, and highly available data access at a global scale.
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Median $197500 from 2196 postings across 133 companies.
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