Principal Software Engineer at Microsoft

Azure is the fastest-growing business in Microsoft’s history and is the foundation of Microsoft’s commercial Cloud Services.
We are the Azure Core Trusted Platform team responsible for building and managing the core platform across compute, storage, and networking services.
We have an exciting opportunity for you to innovate and shape the world’s computers, and contribute to our mission in building the safe, secure, compliant, and touch-free common operational platform for Azure clouds!We are looking for a skilled and innovative Principal Software Engineer for the Azure Core Trusted Platform team with experience in building and operating cloud services at large scale.
We leverage cutting edge Azure service, data, and machine learning technologies to build products that are widely used across Microsoft teams.
We embrace inclusivity and diverse ideas – we use empathy, trust, and ownership to drive our team culture and deliver products in a quick and iterative manner.
You will have the freedom to influence our designs and architectural roadmap and drive specific goals around security, compliance, scalability, and availability. Microsoft’s mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more.
As employees we come together with a growth mindset, innovate to empower others and collaborate to realize our shared goals.
Each day we build on our values of respect, integrity, and accountability to create a culture of inclusion where everyone can thrive at work and beyond.Required Qualifications: Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, or related technical discipline AND 6+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C# or Java.OR equivalent experience.6+ years of software engineering experience architecting, building, and shipping large-scale, high performance, scalable systems and cloud services.Other Requirements:Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements are required for this role.
These requirements include, but are not limited to the following specialized security screenings: Microsoft Cloud Background Check: This position will be required to pass the Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter.Additional / Preferred Qualifications: Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 10+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C# or Java.OR Master's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 8+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C# or Java.OR equivalent experience.Software Engineering IC5 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S.
is USD $137,600 - $267,000 per year.
There is a different range applicable to specific work locations, within the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area, and the base pay range for this role in those locations is USD $180,400 - $294,000 per year.Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation.
Find additional benefits and pay information here: Microsoft will accept applications for the role until January 28, 2025.Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances.  We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements.
If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request via the Accommodation request form.Benefits/perks listed below may vary depending on the nature of your employment with Microsoft and the country where you work.#AzurecorejobsTechnical leadership, coaching, and mentoring a team of highly skilled Software Engineers.Build scalable systems and services for operational efficiency and managing Azure cloud services at scale.  Work with data science teams to build data-driven approach to identify gaps and improvements.Architect, design, and implement cloud engineering systems and platforms.Leverages deep subject-matter expertise of cross-product features with appropriate stakeholders (e.g., project managers) to lead multiple product's project plans, release plans, and work items.Holds accountability as a Designated Responsible Individual (DRI), mentoring engineers across products/solutions, working on-call to monitor system/product/service for degradation, downtime, or interruptions.Proactively seeks new knowledge and adapts to new trends, technical solutions, and patterns that will improve the availability, reliability, efficiency, observability, and performance of products while also driving consistency in monitoring and operations at scale and shares knowledge with other engineers.Employment typeFull-TimeWork siteUp to 100% work from homeRole typeIndividual ContributorDisciplineSoftware EngineeringProfessionSoftware Engineering