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Principal Software Engineering Manager-CoreAI

Microsoft

Location

Redmond, WA

Type

Full-time

Posted

7/23/2026

Compensation

$165,600 - $331,200 per year

Undergraduate with 5+ Years of Experience
H-1B FY202696.0% approval-64% YoY
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Job description

The Principal Software Engineering Manager role at CoreAI involves leading a diverse team responsible for creating foundational platforms and services that leverage Generative AI. This position focuses on delivering cohesive and scalable experiences for developers and enterprises to build and operate AI applications. The role emphasizes setting technical direction, coaching engineers, and ensuring alignment with customer needs. The manager will foster a culture of inclusion and continuous growth while driving high standards in engineering practices.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 8+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python OR equivalent experience.
  • Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements.
  • Master's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 12+ years technical engineering experience OR Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 15+ years technical engineering experience OR equivalent experience.
  • 6+ years of experience as a people manager.
  • 5+ years of technical leadership in defining and building developer experiences and scalable systems, preferably in the Generative AI, Machine Learning domain.
  • 10+ years of experience shipping software products.
  • 5+ years of experience in JavaScript, React, Python, .NET, C#, or similar programming languages or platforms.
  • 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.

Responsibilities

  • Lead, grow, and coach a diverse and inclusive team of engineers.
  • Set technical and product direction for the team, aligning engineering investments with customer needs and business priorities.
  • Create clarity and accountability by establishing goals, decision-making mechanisms, and execution rhythms.
  • Build a culture of ownership, inclusion, and continuous growth by setting high standards and reinforcing learning.
  • Model and coach the team in AI-first engineering practices to improve execution speed and product quality.
  • Champion a customer-obsessed culture by guiding the team to turn feedback into platform improvements.
  • Establish clear ownership and operating mechanisms to ensure live site health and effective incident response.

Benefits

  • 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.

H-1B filing history

Public USCIS petition and DOL LCA counts · latest USCIS FY2026, LCA FY2026

Filing entity: Microsoft Corporation

As of Aug 23, 2026

Initial approvals

503

FY2026

Approval rate

96.0%

FY2026

LCA certified

3,062

FY2026

Entry-level share

5.7%

FY2026

Initial approvals YoY

-64%

Trend

LCA certified YoY

-83%

Trend

Initial approvals by fiscal year

Approval rate by fiscal year

Continuing vs initial approvals

LCA certified positions by quarter

LCA certified positions by fiscal year

Based on public USCIS and DOL filings; not a sponsorship guarantee.

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