As a Principal Software Engineer at Microsoft, you will lead the design and evolution of cloud-native platforms and distributed systems. Your work will focus on creating infrastructure services that enhance service lifecycle management, resource orchestration, and automation. You will collaborate with various engineering teams to define technical direction and improve operational excellence across diverse environments. This role offers the opportunity to deepen your expertise in distributed systems and contribute to innovations in AI infrastructure and high-performance computing.

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or a related technical field.
• 6+ years of technical engineering experience with coding in languages such as C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python.
• Ability to meet Microsoft, customer, and/or government security screening requirements.

• Lead the design, development, and evolution of cloud-native services and distributed systems.
• Collaborate across engineering organizations to define technical direction and architecture for platform infrastructure.
• Guide the development of platform engineering capabilities that improve deployment automation and service lifecycle management.
• Advance software engineering practices including Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) and Infrastructure as Code (IaC).
• Contribute to the design and operation of Artificial Intelligence infrastructure and High Performance Computing platforms.
• Collaborate on datacenter architecture and networking solutions.
• Foster a culture of technical excellence through mentorship and knowledge sharing.

• 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.