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#
Seattle, Washington, United States · Hybrid
$139k–$174k/yr
Dive in and do the best work of your career at DigitalOcean. Journey alongside a strong community of top talent who are relentless in their drive to build the simplest scalable cloud. If you have a growth mindset, natura…
Skills: GoLang, Python, gRPC, vLLM, Kubernetes
Redmond, Washington, United States · Hybrid
$166k–$331k/yr
Overview In the age of AI, Microsoft Security empowers defenders with unified Microsoft Security products and platforms and new AI-driven solutions to help customers protect their organizations at machine speed. Microsof…
Skills: Product Strategy, Roadmap Definition, People Management, Cybersecurity, Generative AI
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
Tacoma, Washington, United States · Hybrid
$185k–$230k/yr
“In 36 months, agentic AI systems will be an operating reality across major institutions. We intend to be central to it.” — Dr. Jim Rebesco, Cofounder and CEO, Striveworks The government’s demand for AI is growing far fa…
Skills: Machine Learning, Data Science, Python, TensorFlow, PyTorch
Kirkland, Washington, United States · On-site
$207k–$301k/yr
Minimum qualifications: Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience. 8 years of experience programming in a modern language (C++, Golang, Rust). 5 years of experience testing, and launching software products. 5 …
Skills: C++, Golang, Rust, Distributed Systems, Software Architecture
Woodinville, Washington, United States · On-site
$34/hr–$51/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: Hardware-in-the-Loop, Electrical Diagnostics, Mechanical Diagnostics, Cable Harness Fabrication, Soldering
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
Reston, Virginia, 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: Threat Intelligence, Incident Response, People Management, Cybersecurity Research, Vulnerability Analysis
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
Washington, United States · Remote OK
$76/hr–$115/hr
Are you on a mission to create games that bond players together into deeply invested communities? Do you spend your time thinking about how different game mechanics can come together to create emergent, dynamic, and fran…
Skills: Gameplay Design, Sandbox Systems, 3C Design, Technical Scripting, Rapid Prototyping
Seattle, Washington, United States · On-site
Our Commitment to Our Team At Pipe17, our values aren’t just words on a wall. They’re how we operate every day. We are a high-performance team built around ownership, urgency, curiosity, and a strong bias for action. We …
Skills: TypeScript, React, Node.js, AWS, System Design
Bellevue, Washington, United States · Hybrid
Secure Every Identity, from AI to Human Identity is the key to unlocking the potential of AI. Okta secures AI by building the trusted, neutral infrastructure that enables organizations to safely embrace this new era. Thi…
Skills: Prospecting, Account Research, Outreach Strategy, Discovery Conversations, Salesforce
Sign up with Clera and we'll reach out the moment a role actually fits you — no more spraying applications into the void.
Lead the technical direction for securing the identity platform and building high-caliber engineering teams. Define strategies for modern credentials, post-quantum readiness, and secure AI agentic systems.
Requires a Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science with 8 to 12+ years of technical engineering experience in languages like C#, Java, or Python. Preferred candidates have 3+ years of people management experience in identity or distributed systems.
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 all. We want to reshape security and empower every user, customer, and developer with a security cloud that protects them with end to end, simplified solutions. The Microsoft Security 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’ heterogeneous environments, as well as ensuring the security of our own internal estate.
Microsoft Entra secures identities for billions of users - and, increasingly, for the AI agents acting on their behalf. Within Identity, the User Authentication team owns the unified platform for Enterprise and Consumer across users, user like agents, digital workers, devices and securing AI. We are hiring a Principal Engineering Manager to set the technical direction for securing the platform as well as securing the customers with velocity and quality. As a Principal Engineering Manager, you will define strategy, build world-class teams, and deliver foundational capabilities that power unphishable modern credentials, protocol modernization, post quantum readiness and the next generation of secure AI and agentic system on a unified platform. Our teams sit at the intersection of identity, security, operating systems, hardware binding, authentication, and cloud services.
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 our shared goals. Each day we build on our values of respect, integrity, and accountability to create a culture of inclusion where everyone can thrive at work and beyond.
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:
#MSFTSecurity, #MSFTSecurity, #UserAuth #SecuringAI #SecuringPlatform #SecuringCustomers
Software Engineering M5 - 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
Based on 3114 listings with disclosed salaries, most software jobs in Washington pay between $120k–$261k per year. Individual offers vary with seniority, company size, and specialization.
There are currently 3,590 open software positions in Washington listed on Clera. New openings are added daily as companies post roles.
Companies currently hiring include Amazon, Microsoft, Google, Oracle, Meta, among others. Browse the listings above to see every active employer.
Yes — 1524 of the 3590 open software positions offer remote or hybrid work (395 remote, 1129 hybrid).
Each listing links directly to the employer's application page. Apply early — fresh listings get the most recruiter attention in the first two weeks.
