Principal Software Engineer

OneDrive and SharePoint are rapidly growing services at the center of Microsoft's cloud, reaching almost every part of the company, like Windows and Office. You would be a part of a team that can fundamentally change the way that millions of people use their devices and interact with the most important content in their lives.

As a Principal Software Engineer, you'll design and deliver systems to support internal engineer access to manage the service at global scale while ensuring the principles of least privilege.  You will deliver solutions to rapidly meet changing regulatory requirement for engineer access to services with the potential to store and access customer content. 

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.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 6+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C# or Java 
  • OR equivalent experience.
• 4+ years of experience with telemetry and observability standards such as OpenTelemetry, Prometheus, Grafana, Parquet, Loki, or the Microsoft Observability platform.  
• 6+ years of experience with distributed systems, performance analysis, databases, and/or large-scale data processing. 
• 4+ years of experience with access control with authentication and authorization. 

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 Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter.

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.
• Knowledge of Azure services and observability systems.
• Experience with data science, analytics and ontology.
• Experience with building cloud-scale infrastructure components. 
• Awareness, passion, and experience related to cloud scale distributed design and patterns. 
• Familiar with secure software design concepts.  
• Proven track record of delivering projects that include multiple components. 
• Ability to prioritize tasks and work independently. 
• Ability to collaborate with partner teams to meet the engineering goals in a unified manner. 

Software Engineering IC5 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $137,600 - $267,000 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 $180,400 - $294,000 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

Microsoft will accept applications for the role until June 12, 2025

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We are looking for a Principal Software Engineer who will be creating and building things that delight and protect our customers. You will be working with a team of engineers, Product Managers, and designers, and work closely with other teams across Microsoft to deliver large scale, distributed architectures, and features to meet OneDrive and SharePoint's core infrastructure needs.