This role pays more than
51%
of similar roles. Most pay
$176,937–$226,687
— the shaded band above.
At the midpoint, this role pays about
$177k
versus about
$202k
for comparable roles.
Based on 240 similar postings.
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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
1559 open roles
on FindRole.
Listed pay typically runs
$119,800–$234,700
across 1390 roles with salary data.
As a Principal Software Engineer in the Responsible AI group at Microsoft’s CoreAI organization, you will join a team of innovative engineers, scientists, and product managers to build scalable and sustainable customer-facing AI services. Your daily responsibilities include designing large-scale distributed cloud services with high availability and low latency, leading project development across the organization, and ensuring production readiness through robust DevOps practices. You will work closely with stakeholders to drive development plans and uphold modern software engineering best practices by conducting code reviews and making data-driven decisions. The role requires expertise in developing highly available cloud services and distributed systems, as well as experience with machine learning model operations. Familiarity with AI tools and practices across the SDLC is essential, along with knowledge of safety and governance platforms for AI models, inference systems, deployment automation, and multimodal safety infrastructure. This position offers a unique opportunity to contribute to Microsoft’s flagship products and Azure AI services on a global scale.