Principal Software Engineer
Technology, Data & Digital · Software & Web Development · Software Engineering
In short
Join the Agent 365 Foundation team at Microsoft as a Principal Software Engineer. You will build and scale the core infrastructure for AI agents across Microsoft products, tackling complex distributed systems challenges and setting technical direction. This hybrid role requires a deep understanding of cloud technologies and a passion for solving unsolved problems.
Responsibilities
- Leverage AI to build agentic engineering loops.
- Set technical direction and own the architecture for core parts of the Agent 365 platform, making trade-offs for scale, reliability, cost, and speed with a long-term view.
- Lead investigations into high-throughput, multi-tenant systems, using data and first-principles thinking to solve complex cross-service problems.
- Design and deliver cell-based, fault-tolerant systems using Azure (AKS and related compute) to maintain high reliability, security, and compliance.
- Set and uphold standards for design, code quality, testing, and operational excellence through design reviews, incident retrospectives, and hands-on work.
- Align partner teams across M365, Dynamics 365, Power Platform, and Azure on shared platform direction, turning ambiguity into actionable plans.
- Mentor senior engineers and foster a culture of curiosity, healthy debate, and ownership.
Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 6+ years technical engineering experience with 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, including Microsoft Cloud Background Check.
Desired Qualifications
- 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#, Java, JavaScript, or Python, OR Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 12+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python, OR equivalent experience.
- Proven experience designing and operating large-scale distributed services or cloud infrastructure in production.
- 10+ years of experience building and running high-scale, multi-tenant cloud services.
- Deep experience with Azure and container platforms such as AKS, Kubernetes or Service Fabric, and with reliability engineering at 99.99%+ availability.
- A track record of setting technical direction across teams and solving ambiguous, cross-service problems through structured, data-driven thinking.
- Solid communication skills, including explaining complex technical trade-offs clearly to engineers and leaders.
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, where the base pay range for this role is USD $188,000 - $304,200 per year.
- Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation.
- Eligible for benefits and other compensation.
Skills
CC++C#JavaJavaScriptPythonAzureAKSKubernetesService Fabric
#AI#Agent Platform#Distributed Systems#Cloud Infrastructure#Azure#AKS#Kubernetes
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Company
MicrosoftJob Posted
3 days ago
Employment Type
Full Time
Work mode
Hybrid
Salary
US$142,800–274,800 / year
Experience Level
Senior
Locations
United States
Qualification
Bachelor, Master
Applicants
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