Hiring: Principal Software Engineer Company: Microsoft Location: Redmond, WA Job Posted Time: 2026-09-11 21:46:56 Target Skills & Keywords : AWS, Azure, C, C#, C++, CI/CD, GCP, Java, JavaScript, Python About the job Experience: •6+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python OR equivalent experience. •5+ years of experience designing, building, and operating scalable, highly available cloud services or distributed systems on platforms such as Azure, AWS, GCP, or comparable cloud environments, with production ownership and CI/CD pipeline integration. •3+ years of experience building systems with emphasis on reliability, durability, and operational efficiency, including experience with live site operations, incident response, and performance optimizat Required Skills: •Design and develop large-scale distributed software services and solutions. •Drive modern software engineering practices through design and code reviews. •Perform system design with well-defined interfaces across multiple components, leveraging data/telemetry to inform decisions. •Develop best-in-class engineering for our services, ensuring components are modular, secure, reliable, diagnosable, actively monitored, and reusable. Improve test coverage, organize and implement integration tests, and resolve problem areas. •Prioritize testability, portability, monitoring, reliability, and maintainability; understand when code is ready to be shared and delivered. •Gain a working understanding of Microsoft businesses and collaborate with mentors and leaders to contribute to cohesive, end-to-end user experiences, with a focus on customer/partner needs through a data-driven approach. Qualifications: •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. •Demonstrated capacity 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 background and Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter. •5+ years of experience designing, building, and operating scalable, highly available cloud services or distributed systems on platforms such as Azure, AWS, GCP, or comparable cloud environments, with production ownership and CI/CD pipeline integration. •3+ years of experience building systems with emphasis on reliability, durability, and operational efficiency, including experience with live site operations, incident response, and performance optimizat Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!