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Principal Software Engineer at Microsoft

Department: Software Engineering

Compensation

$142,800 – $274,800/yr

Setup
On-site
Location
Redmond, Washington
Type
Full-time
Level
staff+
Posted

Description

Microsoft is hiring a Principal Software Engineer to expand governance and provisioning products for human, non-human, and partner identities across cloud and hybrid environments. The role involves designing and developing large-scale distributed software services, conducting system design and code reviews, improving test coverage and integration testing, and championing AI usage across the software development lifecycle. Candidates need a bachelor's degree in computer science or a related technical field and at least six years of technical engineering experience with coding in languages such as C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python; equivalent experience may also qualify. The role requires Microsoft and Microsoft Cloud background checks and offers a typical U.S. base pay range of USD 142,800 to USD 274,800 per year.

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