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Principal Software Engineer, FDE at Microsoft

Department: Software Engineering

Compensation

£93,500 – £161,800/yr

Setup
On-site
Location
London, England
Type
Full-time
Level
staff+
Posted

Description

Microsoft is hiring a Principal Software Engineer for its Frontier Company Engineering team in a Forward Deployed Engineering model. The role owns end-to-end design and delivery of reliable cloud and AI systems, including secure architecture, production services, customer collaboration, reusable assets, and complex delivery coordination. Candidates need a bachelor's degree in computer science or a related technical field or equivalent experience, along with experience partnering with customers or internal stakeholders; AI, cloud AI platforms, and production systems experience are preferred. The role offers a typical United Kingdom base pay range of £93,500 to £161,800 per year and requires travel of up to 25%.

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