The Principal Software Engineer - CoreAI role at Microsoft focuses on empowering developers and organizations through Artificial Intelligence. The position is part of the Growth and Data Science team, which aims to deliver insights and tools that drive product strategy and growth. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in software engineering and data analytics, with the ability to collaborate across teams and translate business needs into technical solutions. This role emphasizes building scalable data architectures and optimizing analytics initiatives to support AI workloads.

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 6+ years 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 leading software engineering and analytics projects that delivered measurable product and growth wins.
• Deep experience architecting and operating large scale data pipelines in cloud environment, preferably Azure.
• Excellent communication skills to convey complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.

• Lead by example and mentor others to produce extensible and maintainable code used across the company.
• Leverage deep subject-matter expertise of cross-product features to lead multiple product's project plans and release plans.
• Own and define end-to-end data and analytics architecture for CoreAI and Foundry platforms.
• Design, build, and optimize large-scale, robust data pipelines and architectures that support CoreAI’s analytics initiatives.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to define trustworthy data sets and implement rigorous data validation protocols.
• Partner with data scientists, analysts, and business leaders to translate business needs into technical solutions.
• Enable self-service analytics and empower teams by building data models and tools that streamline access to trusted information.
• Work closely with product managers, software engineers, AI researchers, and business stakeholders to align data solutions with business goals.
• Contribute actively to the infrastructure and culture needed to scale quantity and quality of data insights across CoreAI.
• Mentor other software engineers, engineers, and PMs.

• 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.