Principal Software Engineer

• Provide technical leadership for the architecture and evolution of large-scale distributed cloud platforms and services.
• Identify and solve complex, ambiguous engineering problems and translate them into clear technical strategies and scalable architectures.
• Lead the design of systems that use AI and automation to improve how cloud services are monitored, investigated, diagnosed, and operated.
• Define reusable platform capabilities, APIs, architectural patterns, and engineering standards that enable multiple teams to build and innovate efficiently.
• Drive architectural decisions across multiple services and engineering teams, balancing scalability, reliability, security, performance, extensibility, and engineering velocity.
• Partner across engineering, product management, and architecture disciplines to translate customer and business needs into long-term technical investments.
• Lead complex initiatives from early problem definition and architecture through implementation, rollout, and operational maturity.
• Establish strong engineering practices around quality, testing, observability, security, privacy, and operational excellence.
• Use production learnings and data to identify systemic improvements and influence future platform investments.
• Mentor engineers and technical leaders and raise the engineering bar through design reviews, technical guidance, and hands-on leadership.
• Build strong partnerships across organizational boundaries and drive alignment when solutions require multiple teams or technologies.

Required Qualifications:

Software Engineering IC5 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $142,800 - $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

This position will be open for a minimum of 5 days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.

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