The Principal Software Engineer - Architect role at Microsoft focuses on securing access to online resources by building and operating a world-class authorization platform. The team is part of Microsoft Identity & Network Access, which serves over a billion monthly active users and is integral to the technology experience across Microsoft products. The position emphasizes architecting services for large-scale, low-latency requirements and enhancing security frameworks. The role requires collaboration with product management and other teams to ensure alignment and effective transitions.

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field.
• 8+ years of technical engineering experience with coding in languages such as C, C++, C#, Java, Rust, Go, JavaScript, or Python.
• Ability to meet Microsoft, customer, and/or government security screening requirements.
• Demonstrated ability to write clean, maintainable, and efficient code.
• Experience with cloud platforms such as Azure, AWS, or Google Cloud.

• Set direction of Authorization at Microsoft and partner with product management.
• Design and develop features for large scale distributed software services.
• Communicate technical details clearly across organizational boundaries.
• Adhere to modern software engineering practices through design and code reviews.
• Develop best-in-class engineering for services ensuring they are secure, reliable, and reusable.
• Write clean and optimized code, improve test coverage, and resolve problem areas.
• Focus on customer and partner needs through a data-driven approach.

• 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.