Principal Software Engineer

In this role, will design and deliver systems that enable partners and Independent Software Vendors (ISVs) to migrate from other cloud providers, improve core systems performance and efficiencies, and ensure zero customer impact throughout the change management cycle.

You will deliver systems to meet our business continuity planning goals, provide telemetry for optimizing the service and drive our response time for detecting and resolving service issues down.

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 equivalent experience.
• 6+ years of experience with cloud-scale services and server/service management features.
• 6+ years of experience with building and designing cloud-scale infrastructure components.

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:

• Collaborate with partner teams to meet the engineering goals in a unified manner.
  
• Proficient in delivering and interacting with REST API’s and web services across multiple systems.
  
• Ability to drive clarity in ambigous situations
• Proven coding, debugging, algorithm design and problem-solving skills.
  
• Able to learn new systems quickly and adapt new methodologies to our service.
• Keen interest 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 and eagerness to work across and partner with multiple engineering teams to achieve business goals.

Software Engineering IC5 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $139,900 - $274,800 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 $188,000 - $304,200 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

Microsoft will accept applications for the role until July 22, 2025.

• You’ll join a team with bold, market-shaping ideas—and play a key role in bringing those ideas to life. You’re interested in exploring new technologies and turning early-stage concepts into real-world impact.
• You are passionate about system-level software (e.g., distributed systems, operating systems, databases, networking, etc.) and will will contribute expertise across the software development lifecycle - from ideation and architecture to writing high-quality code and shipping products.
• Successful engineers on our team bring exceptional problem-solving, design, coding, and debugging skills, along with a drive for results and a commitment to delivering high-quality software.