Hiring: Principal Software Engineer Company: Microsoft Location: Redmond, WA Job Posted Time: 2026-09-02 21:46:56 Target Skills & Keywords : Azure, C, C#, C++, Java, JavaScript, Python, R About the job Experience: •8+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python OR equivalent experience. •6+ years of experience designing and implementing features of high-scale distributed cloud services •3+ years of experience as a technical lead, driving strategic decisions and delivering high-impact technical r Required Skills: •Define and own the long term technical strategy for service to service authentication, aligning that vision with organizational goals and communicating it effectively to senior leadership and other stakeholders •Translate long term strategy into actionable shorter-term execution plans by driving technical and organizational consensus across multiple engineering teams, partner organizations, customers, and leadership, and ensuring successful delivery •Provide technical leadership and mentorship across teams delivering security and resilience critical capabilities, setting architectural direction and raising the bar on quality through design leadership, code reviews, and direct hands-on technical engagement and coding •Own and drive engineering fundamentals at the platform level, shaping investment priorities and proactively identifying and addressing systemic risks related to performance, scale, resilience, testability, and security across the organization •Lead innovation in the application of AI by defining strategy and guiding adoption of AI driven tools to improve engineering productivity, while also shaping and delivering AI agents that automate operational and engineering workflows at scale •Own live site excellence for the platform by serving as an oncall during high severity production events, and by engaging deeply in the pre-mortem and post-mortem processes to drive durable learnings and systemic fixes across multiple services Qualifications: •Bachelor'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 equivalent experience. •6+ years of experience designing and implementing features of high-scale distributed cloud services •3+ years of experience as a technical lead, driving strategic decisions and delivering high-impact technical r 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!