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Principal Software Engineer 
Principal Software Engineer -March 2024
Redmond
Mar 28, 2026
About Principal Software Engineer 

  Microsoft 365 is the world’s leading productivity service, trusted by hundreds of millions of users worldwide. Microsoft 365 Core Platform is at the center of it all. We are the platform where the user graph for M365 is stored. Our Search stack powers the Search experience across all Microsoft 365 products. We are the platform used by product teams across Microsoft 365 to build AI/Machine Learning models, and power the intelligence features in their products.

  We are building the Resilience Platform where services’ resilience is defined, validated, measured, and tracked. We are looking for a Principal Software Engineer with experience building state-of-the-art software systems. We offer the opportunity to work with cutting-edge technologies and tools, innovative and sophisticated features that customers love, as part of a team of passionate and experienced engineers in a diverse and inclusive environment.

  Microsoft’s mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. As employees we come together with a growth mindset, innovate to empower others, and collaborate to realize our shared goals. Each day we build on our values of respect, integrity, and accountability to create a culture of inclusion where everyone can thrive at work and beyond.

  In alignment with our Microsoft values, we are committed to cultivating an inclusive work environment for all employees to positively impact our culture every day.

  Responsibilities

  You will be designing and implementing a foundational cloud service, working in an agile team focused on rapid deliveries of incremental value to Microsoft’s core business. You will be required to investigate, design, integrate, and implement modular service code across multiple software projects. You will be expected to provide leadership to your team members and other engineers.

  Design, implement, test, deploy, and operate massive scale, highly available/extensible and robust cloud services.

  Drive thinking and improvements for systems and engineering processes with simplicity and maintainability as core tenets.

  Deliver value through a collaborative approach spanning many teams across geographies.

  Provide technical leadership, partner, mentor, and help mentor engineers through sharing and learning.

  Foster a culture of inclusivity and disciplined software engineering practices to deliver business value, guided by data.

  Qualifications

  Required/Minimum Qualifications

  Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, or related technical discipline AND 6+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Javao OR equivalent experience.

  Preferred Qualifications:

  Verbal and written communications skills.

  Demonstrable ability to own and deliver projects and results of increasing technical complexity.

  Data driven approach to analyzing and solving problems, with a solid bias for quality and engineering excellence.

  A great team player with effective collaboration and communication skills across disciplines, levels, and product teams

  Willingness and ability to learn new skills fast.

  Self-starting attitude, excited to make things happen in new and ambiguous situations.

  Self-motivated, proactive, and results oriented.

  Software Engineering IC5 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $133,600 - $256,800 per year. There is a different range applicable to specific work locations, within the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area, and the base pay range for this role in those locations is USD $173,200 - $282,200 per year.

  Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here: https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/us-corporate-pay

  #Resilience #Foundation #M365Core #RR

  Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. Consistent with applicable law, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran or military status, race, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations (https://careers.microsoft.com/v2/global/en/accessibility.html) .

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