Principal Software Engineer

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 4+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python OR equivalent experience.
• OR equivalent experience.

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

• Advanced proficiency in one or more languages such as C#, Python, Java, JavaScript, or TypeScript.
• Experience designing, delivering, and operating distributed cloud services or enterprise-scale platforms.
• Practical experience building AI-enabled applications using LLMs, prompt engineering, embeddings, vector search, RAG, and agentic workflows.
• Strong understanding of system design, distributed systems, APIs, data architecture, resiliency, security, performance, and observability.
• Experience with Azure OpenAI, Azure AI Foundry, Semantic Kernel, AutoGen, or comparable AI platforms and frameworks.
• Experience deploying enterprise-scale copilots, AI agents, RAG platforms, or multi-agent systems into production.
• Knowledge of AI evaluation, red-team testing, responsible-AI controls, content safety, prompt-injection defenses, and human-in-the-loop mechanisms.
• Experience with Azure AI Search, AKS, App Service, Functions, Cosmos DB, Microsoft Fabric, Event Hubs, or Azure Monitor.
• Experience with Kubernetes, containers, infrastructure as code, managed identities, private networking, and Zero Trust architecture.
• Familiarity with MLOps, LLMOps, model lifecycle management, experimentation, and AI telemetry.
• Experience with supply-chain, ERP, SAP, or other mission-critical enterprise platforms.
• Experience creating shared engineering frameworks or influencing architecture across organizational boundaries.
• Influences senior stakeholders and aligns teams around a coherent technical strategy.
• Develops other senior engineers and raises the engineering capability of the broader organization.
• Delivers measurable impact across multiple products, teams, or business processes—not only individual features.

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Software Engineering IC4 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $119,800 - $234,700 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 $160,200 - $261,000 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

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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