Location
Redmond, WA
Type
Full-time
Posted
10/15/2026
Compensation
$142,800 - $304,200 per year
Job description
As a Principal Software Engineer in Dynamics 365 Commerce, you will lead the architecture and hands-on coding of scalable and reliable services that enhance customer and business value. You will work closely with product management, design, and engineering teams to solve complex problems and mentor other engineers. This role focuses on building high-scale cloud services and integrating AI-driven experiences across various Microsoft platforms. You will also be responsible for ensuring the quality and security of the code produced by your team.
Requirements
- 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.
- Master'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.
- Demonstrated experience designing and operating large-scale cloud or distributed services.
- Hands-on coding, debugging, API design, and problem-solving skills in large-scale systems.
- Experience providing technical leadership across teams and mentoring engineers.
- Hands-on experience with agentic coding and testing workflows using AI agents.
- Experience with Dynamics 365 Commerce, retail, supply chain, or other large-scale enterprise systems.
- Experience with microservices, API design, Azure, .NET or Node.js, React or Angular.
- Experience with AI/ML-based solutions such as Microsoft Copilot.
Responsibilities
- Partner with product management, design, data science, customers, and partner teams to determine user requirements for Commerce scenarios.
- Lead architecture, dependency identification, and design documents for scalable Commerce services.
- Lead by example through hands-on coding, technical design reviews, and code reviews.
- Apply cross-product expertise with stakeholders to drive project plans and resolve dependencies.
- Serve as the accountable directly responsible individual (DRI) for production services and solutions.
- Participate in on-call monitoring and incident response for service degradation and downtime.
- Seek and share new knowledge, technical solutions, and reusable engineering patterns.
- Partner across teams to accelerate AI adoption and transform engineering workflows.
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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