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Principal Software Engineer at Microsoft

Department: Software Engineering

Compensation

$142,800 – $274,800/yr

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

Description

Microsoft is hiring a Principal Software Engineer to define the architecture and migration path for deployment configuration and policy capabilities across Microsoft Security, Azure, and partner platforms. The role will build secure, self-service control-plane capabilities, typed APIs, analyzers, build gates, diagnostics, upgrade paths, and reusable engineering practices, while partnering with .NET, Azure, CISO, and service teams. 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; the role requires Microsoft and Microsoft Cloud background checks and offers a U.S. base pay range of USD 142,800 to USD 274,800 per year.

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