Microsoft

Principal Software Engineer

United States, Washington, Redmond · Principal

Sponsorship not specified$143k-$275kDetected 13 hours ago

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About the role

As a foundational dependency of the cloud and a prime target for sophisticated threat actors, we engineer every capability with an uncompromising focus on security, resilience, and reliability.
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.

6+ years of experience designing and implementing features of high-scale distributed cloud services
2+ years of hands-on experience designing SDKs or client-side frameworks, with a deep interest in performance engineering, latency reduction, and efficient resource utilization.
Experience leading cross-functional engineering efforts across distributed teams.
Experience delivering customer-facing software products or platform capabilities in production environments.
Demonstrated proficiency around leveraging AI to build AI systems and a passion to make this technology accessible to everyone
Proven record of identifying challenges, making clear judgment calls on tradeoffs, and making systemic changes for lasting impact, while bringing value to customer quickly.
Clarity in communication and ability to influence without authority when stakes are high.
Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements are required for this role.
This position will be required to pass the Microsoft background and Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter. Software Engineering IC5

Additional or preferred qualifications
3+ years of experience as a technical lead, driving strategic decisions and delivering high-impact technical results Preferred Requirements

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.

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

equal opportunity employer.
If you need assistance with religious accommodations and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the

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

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