Principal Software Engineer

​​As a Principal Engineer on our team you will:

 
- Own the design, implementation, and operation of cloud-scale solutions, telemetry platforms, data pipelines, and infrastructure components. 
- Drive cross-team alignment and execution for initiatives that span multiple services or organizations. 
- Improve AI tools and practices across the software development lifecycle, and experiment with them to improve capabilities and adoption. 
- Drive technical direction for significant product areas and influence architectural decisions across multiple teams.  
- Partner with product management, SRE, security, compliance, CSS, and platform teams to deliver end-to-end solutions. 
- Establish and champion engineering best practices for design reviews, code reviews, testing, deployment, monitoring, and incident response. 
- Investigate and resolve highly complex production issues, performing root cause analysis and driving long-term correcting actions.​ 
- Embody our culture and values 

Required/Minimum 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 Rust, C, C++, C#, Go, or Python OR equivalent experience.​ 

Job Requirements: Other & Additional  

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/Additional Qualifications 

• ​​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, Rust, C, C++, C#, Go, or Python OR Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 12+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, Rust, C, C++, C#, Go, or Python OR equivalent experience. 
• Experience with observability systems, telemetry pipelines, monitoring platforms, OpenTelemetry, or cloud-native infrastructure.
• Experience with Kubernetes, containers, cloud platforms, or large-scale data processing systems.​ 
• Demonstrated experience with Rust coding language.
•  Experience contributing to or working with large-scale open source projects. 

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.

Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. 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 with religious accommodations and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations.