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Principal Software Engineer - AI Infrastructure Engineering Systems at Microsoft

Department: Software Engineering

Compensation

$142,800 – $274,800/yr

Setup
Hybrid
Location
Mountain View, California
Type
Full-time
Level
staff+
Posted

Description

Microsoft is hiring a Principal Software Engineer - AI Infrastructure Engineering Systems to design, implement, test, deploy, and operate reliable engineering platforms, developer tooling, and Azure integrations for AI workloads at scale. The role covers distributed-systems and cloud-platform architecture, automation, observability, security, networking, and service lifecycle management, and requires strong coding experience with languages such as C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python. The position offers ongoing applications until filled, with base pay ranging from USD 142,800 to USD 274,800 per year across the United States, and higher ranges for the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area.

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