The Principal Software Engineer will lead the technical vision for location services and the geospatial platform at Microsoft. This role involves driving architectural decisions and ensuring services meet high standards of reliability and performance. The engineer will collaborate with various teams to deliver critical capabilities that enhance consumer experiences and commercial platforms. The position emphasizes a culture of inclusion and collaboration, aligning with Microsoft's mission to empower individuals and organizations.

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field and 6+ years of technical engineering experience with coding in languages including C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python.
• Ability to meet Microsoft, customer, and/or government security screening requirements.
• 5+ years of experience building and scaling distributed online services is preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to influence across multiple engineering organizations.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and conflict-resolution skills.

• Lead design and implementation for large-scale services, ensuring resiliency, observability, and operational excellence.
• Drive cross-team alignment on platform strategy, APIs, and integration patterns.
• Mentor junior engineers and influence engineering culture across the organization.
• Partner with TPMs to define roadmaps, manage dependencies, and de-risk execution.
• Lead deep technical investigations, incident reviews, and long-term reliability improvements.

• Employees at Microsoft are often offered comprehensive, “world-class” benefits—including health and mental-wellness programs, competitive pay with bonuses and stock awards, and retirement/savings options. Time-off and flexibility are common, with generous vacation and holidays, parental and caregiver leave, and flexible work schedules, alongside learning support, employee resource groups, product discounts, and matching-gifts/volunteering programs. Specific benefits can vary by region.