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Principal Software Engineer, CoreAI at Microsoft

Department: Software Engineering

Compensation

$142,800 – $274,800/yr

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

Description

Microsoft is hiring a Software Engineering IC5/IC6 to help define the product vision and architecture for its Agentic Core Services platform. The role focuses on building scalable, durable, cloud-native distributed systems and runtimes for agentic AI applications, collaborating with engineering and partner teams, developing reusable platform components, and leading reliability and root-cause analysis for large-scale live systems. The position requires a bachelor's degree in computer science or a related technical field and 6+ years of technical engineering experience with coding in languages such as C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python; preferred qualifications include additional years of experience and a master's degree. The role requires Microsoft Cloud background checks and security screening, and offers a U.S. base pay range of USD $142,800–$274,800 per year, with higher ranges for the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area.

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