The Principal Software Engineer role at SEERA focuses on building secure environments for engineers and researchers to work with sensitive data. The position involves providing technical leadership in cloud infrastructure and secure workspaces while addressing complex architecture challenges. The engineer will also influence technical direction across teams, ensuring a balance between security and productivity. This role is integral to the evolution of the platform towards secure execution of AI-agent workloads.

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or 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.

• Advance trusted execution for AI agents by establishing controlled access to sensitive data and tools.
• Design, implement, and ship cloud services that enhance secure workspaces and governed data access.
• Champion innovation in Platform-Infra domains, including AI-assisted automation.
• Mentor and guide researchers and engineers to foster technical growth aligned with Microsoft's security priorities.
• Investigate critical security issues and elevate findings to influence product and strategy decisions.
• Partner with engineering teams to design and validate solutions that translate findings into production systems.
• Collaborate with Product and Engineering to create a vision and prioritized roadmap for supporting Microsoft customers.

• 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.