United States · Hybrid
$143k–$304k/yr
Overview Microsoft is a company where passionate innovators come to collaborate, envision what can be and take their careers further. This is a world of more possibilities, more innovation, more openness, and the sky is …
Skills: Distributed Systems, Cloud Services, PubSub Systems, C#, Java
Mountain View, California, United States · Hybrid
$120k–$261k/yr
Overview Microsoft Silicon, Cloud Hardware, and Infrastructure Engineering (SCHIE) is the team behind Microsoft’s expanding Cloud Infrastructure and responsible for powering Microsoft’s “Intelligent Cloud” mission. SCHIE…
Skills: Quality Engineering, Reliability Engineering, DFM, PCB/PCBA Assembly, Server Assembly
Mountain View, California, United States · Hybrid
$131k–$272k/yr
Overview Microsoft’s Business Planning organization directs our commercial portfolio’s pricing, packaging, licensing, channel, and monetization strategies. Few organizations exist that have such a direct impact on how Mi…
Skills: Business Planning, Monetization Strategy, Commercial Licensing, Product Management, Strategy Consulting
Redmond, Washington, United States · Hybrid
$120k–$261k/yr
Overview Security represents the most critical priorities for our customers in a world awash in digital threats, regulatory scrutiny, and estate complexity. Microsoft Security aspires to make the world a safer place for …
Skills: Machine Learning, Generative AI, C#, Python, Java
New York, New York, United States · Hybrid
$148k–$223k/yr
Overview Microsoft’s mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. As a Senior Real Estate Portfolio Manager for the New York, New Jersey, and Greater Boston regions, you will b…
Skills: Real Estate Portfolio Management, Facilities Management, Strategic Planning, Financial Forecasting, Budgeting
Redmond, Washington, United States · Hybrid
$131k–$304k/yr
Overview When employees feel connected, informed, and empowered, they do their best work. As part of Microsoft's Inclusion team, you will help create the conditions where employees can build community, share perspectives…
Skills: Strategy Development, Governance, People Management, Budget Stewardship, Stakeholder Engagement
Redmond, Washington, United States · Hybrid
$143k–$304k/yr
Overview As AI reshapes how software is built and defended, Microsoft Security is standing up a new Engineering Excellence organization that will define what world-class security engineering looks like in the agentic AI …
Skills: Software Engineering, Data Engineering, Build Systems, Service Architecture, Secure Development Practices
Boydton, Virginia, United States · On-site
$140k–$312k/yr
Overview Microsoft’s Cloud Infrastructure and Operations (MCIO) is the engine that powers our cloud services. As a Critical Environment Operations Director, you will perform a key role in delivering the core infrastructu…
Skills: Critical Environment Operations, People Management, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Control Systems
Hillsboro, Oregon, United States · Hybrid
$120k–$261k/yr
Overview Microsoft Silicon, Cloud Hardware, and Infrastructure Engineering (SCHIE) is the team behind Microsoft’s expanding Cloud Infrastructure and responsible for powering Microsoft’s “Intelligent Cloud” mission. SCHIE…
Skills: PCIe Bridge Design Verification, UVM, SystemVerilog, Python, Generative AI
New York, New York, United States · Hybrid
$143k–$331k/yr
Overview At Microsoft AI, our Health team is on a mission to help millions of people better understand and proactively manage their health and wellbeing. We are responsible for ensuring that Microsoft AI's models, produc…
Skills: Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Python, Software Engineering, Distributed Systems
Mountain View, California, United States · Hybrid
$143k–$304k/yr
Overview Microsoft Silicon, Cloud Hardware, and Infrastructure Engineering (SCHIE) is the team behind Microsoft’s expanding Cloud Infrastructure and responsible for powering Microsoft’s “Intelligent Cloud” mission. SCHIE…
Skills: Performance Modeling, SoC Architecture, AI Accelerators, Python, C
Redmond, Washington, United States · Hybrid
$120k–$261k/yr
Overview As AI reshapes how software is built and defended, Microsoft Security is standing up a new Engineering Excellence organization that will define what world-class security engineering looks like in the agentic AI …
Skills: Software Engineering, Build Systems, Service Architecture, Secure Development Practices, Data Modeling
Raleigh, North Carolina, United States · Hybrid
$120k–$261k/yr
Overview Microsoft Silicon, Cloud Hardware, and Infrastructure Engineering (SCHIE) is the team behind Microsoft’s expanding Cloud Infrastructure and responsible for powering Microsoft’s “Intelligent Cloud” mission. SCHIE…
Skills: UVM, System Verilog, Python, CHI Protocol, AMBA Protocol
Toronto, Ontario, Canada · On-site
$60k–$120k/yr
Overview As a Critical Environment Technician (CET) in Microsoft’s Cloud Operations & Innovation (CO+I) team, you will help to maintain the critical infrastructure that keeps our datacenters up and running. This could be…
Skills: Equipment troubleshooting, Preventative maintenance, Corrective maintenance, Safety compliance, Infrastructure monitoring
United States · Remote Solely
$143k–$304k/yr
Overview The Cloud & AI organization accelerates Microsoft’s mission and bold ambitions to ensure that our company and industry is securing digital technology platforms, devices, and clouds in our customers’ heterogeneou…
Skills: Identity and Access Management, Security Operations Engineering, People Management, Threat Modeling, Lateral-Movement Risk Reduction
Redmond, Washington, United States · Hybrid
$143k–$304k/yr
Overview At the heart of our mission is a commitment to empower developers to build a better world through the transformative capabilities of AI Speech Services. As a part of CoreAI at Microsoft, we are the Cognitive Ser…
Skills: Product Management, Product Strategy, Roadmap Prioritization, Cross-functional Collaboration, Stakeholder Management
Redmond, Washington, United States · Hybrid
$120k–$261k/yr
Overview Windows is one of the largest codebases in the world, running on more than a billion devices. The Windows Engineering System team is the backbone that enables Windows engineers to design, build, validate, and sh…
Skills: C#, C++, Python, Azure DevOps, CI/CD Automation
Redmond, Washington, United States · Hybrid
$120k–$261k/yr
Overview The Edge browser is a core strategic product and key entry point to Microsoft’s new AI ecosystem, serving hundreds of millions of users daily. As the hypercompetitive AI browser ecosystem evolves, the Edge team …
Skills: C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, Python
Redmond, Washington, United States · Hybrid
$143k–$304k/yr
Overview Windows is one of the largest codebases in the world, running on more than a billion devices. The Windows Engineering System team is the backbone that enables Windows engineers to design, build, validate, and sh…
Skills: Distributed Systems, Service Backends, Capacity Planning, Azure Cloud Infrastructure, C#
Atlanta, Georgia, United States · Hybrid
$98k–$206k/yr
Overview Role Summary Senior individual contributor driving Microsoft’s global commercial and financial governance for Payroll. The role blends financial modelling, commercial analytics, business program management and g…
Skills: Financial Modelling, Commercial Analytics, Program Management, Governance, Cost-to-Serve Modelling
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Lead the design and implementation of next-generation PubSub solutions and distributed systems for Azure Event Grid. Mentor engineers, drive operational excellence as a DRI, and integrate AI tools into the software development lifecycle.
Requires a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science and at least 6 years of technical engineering experience, with a preference for 12+ years. Deep expertise in building highly-scalable cloud services and distributed systems is essential.
Microsoft is a company where passionate innovators come to collaborate, envision what can be and take their careers further. This is a world of more possibilities, more innovation, more openness, and the sky is the limit thinking in a cloud-enabled world.
Microsoft’s Azure Data engineering team is leading the transformation of analytics in the world of data with products like databases, data integration, big data analytics, messaging & real-time analytics, and business intelligence. The products our portfolio include Microsoft Fabric, Azure SQL DB, Azure Cosmos DB, Azure PostgreSQL, Azure Data Factory, Azure Synapse Analytics, Azure Service Bus, Azure Event Grid, and Power BI. Our mission is to build the data platform for the age of AI, powering a new class of data-first applications and driving a data culture.
Within Microsoft Fabric, the Real-Time Intelligence team enables organizations to act on data as it happens. By combining real-time ingestion, streaming, event processing, and observability signals, the team delivers capabilities that help customers detect patterns, respond to events, and drive immediate action. These experiences are tightly integrated into Fabric to support modern applications and operational decision-making in real time.
The Azure Event Grid engineering team is seeking a talented and highly motivated Principal Software Engineer to lead the design and implementation of the next generation of PubSub solutions for customers worldwide.
We are looking for an engineer with deep understanding in distributed systems, strong analytical skills, and a proven track record of delivering large-scale services end to end.
As a Principal Software Engineer, you will own the technical design of system components, define design patterns that ensure scalability, reliability, and high availability, and help shape the long-term technical direction of the service. You will mentor engineers, lead design and code reviews, collaborate across teams, and partner with customers to unblock adoption scenarios. In addition, you will drive operational excellence to maintain the highest standards of service availability.
In this role, you will work closely with PMs, EMs, and researchers to bring new innovations to life, develop early proof-of-concepts, and collaborate with technical leaders across Microsoft Fabric to transform ideas into meaningful product value.
You will also drive improvements in artificial intelligence (AI) tools and practices across the software development lifecycle (SDLC). This includes taking responsibility for the quality and accuracy of AI-generated requirements, design documents, code, and other assets, while helping the broader team adopt and apply these practices effectively.
We do not just value differences or different perspectives. We seek them out and invite them in so we can tap into the collective power of everyone in the company. As a result, our customers are better served.
- Drives requirements and design by partnering with stakeholders, including program managers, technical leads, and architects, to define and refine messaging system requirements. Leverages telemetry, customer feedback, and usage patterns to inform architectural decisions and shape the product roadmap. Establishes continuous feedback loops to measure customer value, reliability, and operational health, ensuring future design iterations are data-driven. |
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Job Requirements: Other & Additional Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements are required for this role. These requirements include, but are not limited to the following specialized security screenings: Microsoft Cloud Background Check:
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Software Engineering IC5 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $142,800 - $274,800 per year. There is a different range applicable to specific work locations, within the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area, and the base pay range for this role in those locations is USD $188,000 - $304,200 per year.
Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here:
https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/us-corporate-pay
This position will be open for a minimum of 5 days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.
Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran or military status, race, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance with religious accommodations and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations.
Every company has a mission. What's ours? To empower every person and every organization to achieve more. We believe technology can and should be a force for good and that meaningful innovation contributes to a brighter world in the future and today. Our culture doesn’t just encourage curiosity; it embraces it. Each day we make progress together by showing up as our authentic selves. We show up with a learn-it-all mentality. We show up cheering on others, knowing their success doesn't diminish our own. We show up every day open to learning our own biases, changing our behavior, and inviting in differences. Because impact matters. Microsoft operates in 190 countries and is made up of approximately 228,000 passionate employees worldwide.
Offices: 1 Microsoft Way, Redmond, Washington 98052, US · 1 Denison Street, North Sydney, NSW 2060, AU · 1950 Meadowvale Blvd, Mississauga, Ontario L5N 8L9, CA · 39, Quai du Président Roosevelt, Issy-les-Moulineaux, Île-de-France 92130, FR · Walter-Gropius-Straße 5, München, 80807, DE
Every company has a mission. What's ours? To empower every person and every organization to achieve more. We believe technology can and should be a force for good and that meaningful innovation contributes to a brighter world in the future and today. Our culture doesn’t just encourage curiosity; it embraces it. Each day we make progress together by showing up as our authentic selves. We show up with a learn-it-all mentality. We show up cheering on others, knowing their success doesn't diminish our own. We show up every day open to learning our own biases, changing our behavior, and inviting in differences. Because impact matters. Microsoft operates in 190 countries and is made up of approximately 228,000 passionate employees worldwide.
Offices: 1 Microsoft Way, Redmond, Washington 98052, US · 1 Denison Street, North Sydney, NSW 2060, AU · 1950 Meadowvale Blvd, Mississauga, Ontario L5N 8L9, CA · 39, Quai du Président Roosevelt, Issy-les-Moulineaux, Île-de-France 92130, FR · Walter-Gropius-Straße 5, München, 80807, DE
