Microsoft
United States, Multiple Locations, Multiple Locations
Help shape the future of cloud infrastructure and artificial intelligence platforms at unprecedented scale. Our team is building the foundational platform capabilities that power large-scale distributed systems, accelerated computing environments, and next-generation cloud services. You will work at the intersection of software, infrastructure, networking, and datacenter technologies to enable reliable, secure, and scalable platforms that support a broad range of business-critical workloads. You will collaborate with engineering teams across Microsoft to advance platform capabilities, accelerate innovation, and improve operational excellence across diverse infrastructure environments. As a Principal Software Engineer, you will lead the design and evolution of cloud-native platforms, distributed systems, and infrastructure services that support service lifecycle management, resource orchestration, observability, reliability, and automation. You will help guide technical strategy across multiple engineering investments, contribute to architecture decisions involving compute, networking, storage, and platform services, and collaborate across organizations to deliver capabilities that improve platform efficiency and developer productivity. This opportunity will allow you to deepen your expertise in distributed systems and cloud infrastructure, expand your influence across engineering organizations, and contribute to innovations in Artificial Intelligence (AI) infrastructure, graphics processing unit (GPU) platforms, high-performance networking, and large-scale datacenter systems. Microsoft's mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. We cultivate a culture grounded in respect, integrity, accountability, inclusion, collaboration, and continuous learning, enabling individuals and teams to grow, contribute, and make meaningful impact.
Required Qualifications:
Other Requirements:
Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements are required for this role. This includes passing the Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter.
Preferred Qualifications:
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Software Engineering IC5 - 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
Software Engineering IC4 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $119,800 - $234,700 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 $160,200 - $261,000 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
This position will be open for a minimum of 5 days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.
Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran or military status, race, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance with religious accommodations and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations.