Redmond, Washington, United States · Hybrid
$166k–$331k/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, Pub/Sub, Messaging Services, System Architecture, C#
Redmond, Washington, United States · Hybrid
$143k–$304k/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: People Management, Technical Leadership, Identity Security, Distributed Systems, C#
Redmond, Washington, United States · Hybrid
$98k–$206k/yr
Overview Microsoft is seeking a motivated and experienced supply chain professional to join the Worldwide Product Line of Business team within Devices Supply Chain. This team drives end-to-end supply chain strategy to su…
Skills: Supply Chain Strategy, Inventory Management, S&OP, Data Analytics, Financial Analysis
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 is responsible for powering Microsoft’s Intelligent Cloud mission. SCHI…
Skills: Analog and Mixed-Signal Physical Design, Fusion Compiler, Timing Closure, Physical Design Verification, Custom IP Integration
Redmond, Washington, United States · Hybrid
$120k–$261k/yr
Overview The Partner Quality Engineering (PQE) team knows performance is how every Windows PC is judged — how fast it starts and resumes, how quickly apps launch, how long the battery lasts, and how well it runs on every…
Skills: Technical Program Management, Performance Engineering, KPI Definition, Data Analysis, Hardware Design Influence
Redmond, Washington, United States · Hybrid
$120k–$261k/yr
Overview The Partner Quality Engineering (PQE) teams knows that every Windows device that reaches our customers depends on a solid validation system before it leaves the factory. The kits, assessments, and requirements b…
Skills: Technical Program Management, Hardware Validation, SDKs, Developer Tools, Cross-functional Leadership
Redmond, Washington, United States · Hybrid
$143k–$304k/yr
Overview The MSN organization powers personalized content and engagement experiences that reach hundreds of millions of users across Windows and Microsoft surfaces. We are looking for a Principal Software Engineer to lea…
Skills: Technical Strategy, Software Architecture, C++, C#, JavaScript
Redmond, Washington, 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: Fullstack Development, Cloud Architecture, GraphQL APIs, Distributed Systems, AI-powered Developer Experiences
Mountain View, California, United States · Hybrid
$120k–$261k/yr
Overview Microsoft Cloud Hardware Infrastructure Engineering (CHIE) is the team behind Microsoft’s expanding cloud infrastructure and plays a critical role in delivering the company’s Intelligent Cloud mission. CHIE prov…
Skills: C#, React, TypeScript, Web APIs, Azure Cloud Services
Reston, Virginia, United States · Hybrid
$120k–$261k/yr
Overview We are seeking a Senior Site Reliability Engineer to lead a team that builds and operates Microsoft CISO security engineering services in highly regulated environments, including U.S. Government Cloud deployment…
Skills: Site Reliability Engineering, Infrastructure as Code, Azure, Kubernetes, Terraform
Redmond, Washington, United States · On-site
$22/hr–$37/hr
SpaceX was founded under the belief that a future where humanity is out exploring the stars is fundamentally more exciting than one where we are not. Today SpaceX is actively developing the technologies to make this poss…
Skills: Electrical Assembly, Mechanical Assembly, PCB Assembly, Wire Harnessing, Soldering
Redmond, Washington, United States · Hybrid
$188k–$304k/yr
Overview Join Microsoft Advertising's Billing Platform team and help power one of the company's most business-critical systems. Our platform manages the end-to-end financial lifecycle for advertisers, including revenue r…
Skills: Distributed Systems, Cloud Services, System Design, Architectural Leadership, Financial Systems
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: Software Development, Data Engineering, Data Governance, Data Compliance, Data Security
Redmond, Washington, United States · Hybrid
$102k–$219k/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: Software Development, Data Engineering, Data Governance, Data Compliance, Data Security
Redmond, Washington, United States · Hybrid
$120k–$261k/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: Cloud Scale Platform Services, Distributed Systems, C#, C++, Java
Redmond, Washington, United States · Hybrid
$46/hr–$51/hr
Who is Blueprint? We are a technology solutions firm headquartered in Bellevue, Washington, with a strong presence across the United States. Unified by a shared passion for solving complicated problems, our people are ou…
Skills: C#, Cloud Infrastructure, Automation, Software Engineering, Capacity Management
Redmond, Washington, United States · Hybrid
$166k–$331k/yr
Overview Microsoft’s mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. As employees we come together with a growth mindset, innovate to empower others, and collaborate to realize ou…
Skills: Technical Program Management, Cross-functional Leadership, AI Implementation, Product Roadmap Development, Risk Management
Redmond, Washington, United States · Hybrid
$120k–$261k/yr
Overview Microsoft is a company where passionate innovators come to collaborate, envision what can be and take their careers to levels they cannot achieve anywhere else. This is a world of more possibilities, more innova…
Skills: Generative AI, C#, Java, Python, JavaScript
Redmond, Washington, United States · Hybrid
$120k–$261k/yr
Overview The Microsoft AI – Bing Places Data team is seeking a passionate engineer to accelerate the adoption of Places Data, Services & Experiences for Copilot, Bing & Grounding products. Our team is uniquely positioned…
Skills: C#, Java, Python, C++, System Design
Redmond, Washington, United States · Hybrid
$166k–$331k/yr
Overview Microsoft 365 Copilot is a groundbreaking productivity experience powered by large language models, Microsoft Graph, user data, and the web. At the heart of this innovation is the M365 Copilot Platform, which de…
Skills: Distributed Systems, Platform Design, Generative AI, Engineering Management, C#
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Lead the technical design and implementation of next-generation PubSub solutions and elastic-scale messaging systems. Drive operational excellence, mentor engineers, and collaborate with stakeholders to integrate AI tools into the software development lifecycle.
Requires a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science and at least 8 years of technical engineering experience, with a preference for 12-15+ years. Candidates must have deep expertise in distributed systems and a proven track record of delivering large-scale services.
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 - Architect to lead the design and implementation of the next generation of PubSub solutions for customers worldwide.
We are looking for an architect 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 - Architect, you will lead the technical design of complex and often ambiguous system components, define architectural 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. You will be building an elastic-scale Pub/Sub system with advanced features that modernize event-driven architectures and support SaaS and AI agent integrations.
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.
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Software Engineering IC6 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $165,600 - $296,400 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 $220,800 - $331,200 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.
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