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Principal Software Engineer-February 2024
Redmond
Feb 10, 2026
About Principal Software Engineer

  Security represents the most critical priorities for our customers in a world awash in digital threats, regulatory scrutiny, and estate complexity. Microsoft Security aspires to make the world a safer place for all. We want to reshape security and empower every user, customer, and developer with a security cloud that protects them with end to end, simplified solutions. The Microsoft Security organization accelerates Microsoft’s mission and bold ambitions to ensure that our company and industry is securing digital technology platforms, devices, and clouds in our customers’ heterogeneous environments, as well as ensuring the security of our own internal estate. Our culture is centered on embracing a growth mindset, a theme of inspiring excellence, and encouraging teams and leaders to bring their best each day. In doing so, we create life-changing innovations that impact billions of lives around the world.

  We are building a platform to process, store, and analyze large volumes of data. The platform enables organizations of all sizes to manage and govern their on-premises, multi-cloud, and software as a service (SaaS) data. The platform provides a more holistic understanding of the hybrid data estate, which is always kept up to date with automated data discovery and sensitive data classification. In addition to empowering knowledge workers, this understanding, along with insights from sensitivity, business context, and relationships between data assets is also being used by teams working under the Chief Data Officers (CDO), the Chief Information and Security Officers (CIO and CISO) and the Chief Risk and Compliance Officers (CRO and CCO) to govern, protect, and manage data more effectively.

  We are looking for a Principal Software Engineer to build the next generation security data platform. We are looking for someone who has a passion for and has expertise in data transformation and standardized schemas/formats. Join the transformative journey, where we are revolutionizing security, governance, and compliance solutions across Microsoft and other cloud environments. As an engineer on our team, you will develop core services that form the foundation of the platform. This platform empowers applications focused on security, governance, and compliance, providing unified experience for managing data across multiple clouds.

  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.

  Responsibilities

  We are looking for a Principal Software Engineer who has a track record of success, who delivers results, and who has a background in developing scalable and secure services. Your role will allow you to set and drive the vision around data transformation and standardization in the platform - a critical and fundamental capability. This presents an opportunity to leverage your expertise to build and operate high-scale distributed services in the cloud. You will prototype solutions, provide alternatives, and make calls in ambiguous situations. Collaboration with stakeholders, disciplines, and architects will be key to delivering an exceptional platform/product to our partners and customers. Embrace this significant challenge and join us in creating a remarkable impact.

  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#, Java, JavaScript, or Python

  OR equivalent experience.

  5+ years of experience as a software engineer/leader designing, implementing, and shipping cloud services or software products.

  Other Requirements:

  Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements are required for this role. These requirements include, but are not limited to the following specialized security screenings: Microsoft Cloud Background Check:

  This position will be required to pass the Microsoft background and Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter.

  Additional or Preferred Qualifications

  Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 10+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python

  OR Master's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 8+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python

  OR equivalent experience.

  Experience building and shipping production grade software or services.

  Experience building and operating online services and fault-tolerant distributed systems.

  Experience creating and shipping V1 products using modern development practices.

  Experience using agile methodologies or test-driven development (TDD).

  Enthusiasm, integrity, ingenuity, results-orientation, self-motivation, problem solving skills and resourcefulness in a fast-paced environment.

  Understanding of data structures, algorithms, and distributed systems.

  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

  #MSFTSecurity #MSFTSecurity #SPDGP #SP&E

  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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