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Microsoft

Principal Software Engineer

Redmond, WA, US · Principal

Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 12 hours ago
JavaScriptPythonJavaC++C#Distributed SystemsData VisualizationA/B TestingCommunicationMentoring

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Cap-exempt (no lottery)0
Sponsors this role100
Entry-level history0
PERM / green-card track0
Lottery odds40
Fits your clock70

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Employer immigration record

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Green-card filing pattern in this occupation

Context, not a finding about this posting: of this employer's 1164 green-card filings in this occupation, 96% were for a worker who already held the job.

Green-card follow-through: 87%

Of 741 labor certifications old enough to have been used, 96 expired without the employer filing the next step. Median time from filing to decision: 439 days.97% of their filings were for a worker who already held the job.Only certifications past the 180-day window are counted — recent ones cannot have expired yet.

Reported a layoff in this occupation

In a green-card filing decided 2026-06-24, this employer stated it had laid off workers in Software Developers (WA) during the preceding six months. 3 such filings on record.Describes the period before that filing, not necessarily today. Unlike WARN notices this is occupation-specific and federal.

Files H-1B transfers

1131 transfer filings in the last year, covering 1131 workers. Median labor-condition decision: 7 days. An employer that already files transfers is one that can take over an existing H-1B.

Sourced from Department of Labor LCA, PERM and prevailing-wage disclosure data. Employer matching is by name, so figures may be split across an employer's legal entities. Absence of a filing means none appears in our copy of the data, not that none exists.

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About the role

  • Use telemetry, experimentation, and data-informed decision making to identify growth opportunities, evaluate investments, and improve user activation, retention, and engagement.

Requirements

  • Exceptional communication and executive influence skills, with a track record of driving strategic technical decisions.
  • Experience establishing platform standards and technical direction across multiple products or business units.

Skills

  • Proven experience architecting hyperscale distributed systems, data platforms, or cloud services.
  • Deep expertise in storage systems, large-scale computation frameworks, and data lifecycle management.
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