Principal Engineer
Technology, Data & Digital · Software & Web Development · Software Engineering
In short
Microsoft is looking for a Principal Engineer to lead the architecture and technical direction of large-scale distributed services focused on tenant governance, security, and cloud infrastructure. This role involves driving best-in-class engineering, translating customer needs into technical strategies, and resolving complex cross-service issues in a fast-paced environment.
Responsibilities
- Own the architecture and technical direction for large-scale distributed services, defining system boundaries, interfaces, data flows, and evolution strategies.
- Drive best-in-class engineering by establishing reusable patterns and ensuring components are modular, secure, reliable, diagnosable, actively monitored, and designed for independent evolution.
- Apply broad technical depth across distributed systems, cloud infrastructure, data, identity, security, and developer platforms to evaluate trade-offs and influence decisions.
- Translate customer and partner needs, product signals, and operational data into coherent technical strategies, architecture roadmaps, and pragmatic investment priorities.
- Lead the resolution of complex cross-service and LiveSite issues, identify systemic failure modes, and drive architectural improvements in automation, resiliency, scalability, observability, and cost efficiency.
- Serve as a technical leader across the organization by mentoring engineers, raising design and code quality, leading rigorous architecture reviews, aligning stakeholders, and influencing engineering direction.
Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or a related technical field AND 8+ years of technical engineering experience.
- Experience designing systems and coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python, OR equivalent experience.
- Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements.
- Microsoft Cloud Background Check: This position will be required to pass the Microsoft Cloud Background Check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter.
Desired Qualifications
- Deep experience designing and operating high-throughput, multi-tenant cloud services.
- Demonstrated ability to define end-to-end architectures across service, data, security, reliability, and operational boundaries.
- Ability to apply broad technical depth to make sound architectural trade-offs, establish durable engineering patterns, and anticipate failure modes.
- Guidance toward secure, scalable, diagnosable, and maintainable solutions.
Benefits
- The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $142,800 - $274,800 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 $188,000 - $304,200 per year.
- Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation.
- Find additional benefits and pay information here: https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/us-corporate-pay
Skills
CC++C#JavaJavaScriptPython
#cloud#security#governance#distributed systems#architecture
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Company
MicrosoftJob Posted
4 days ago
Employment Type
Full Time
Work mode
Hybrid
Salary
US$142,800–274,800 · Negotiable
Experience Level
Senior
Locations
United States
Qualification
Bachelor
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