Microsoft · 1 day ago
Principal Software Engineer - Architecture & Design
Redmond, WA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$140K/yr - $275K/yr
6+ years expMicrosoft is committed to making the world a safer place through innovative security solutions. They are seeking a Principal Software Engineer to design and develop scalable identity solutions, ensuring security and performance while enhancing the developer experience.
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Responsibilities
Design and develop features for large scale distributed software services and solutions
Communicate technical details clearly across organizational boundaries and customers
Adhere to modern software engineering practices through design and code reviews
System design through well-defined interfaces across multiple components, code reviews, leveraging data/telemetry to make decisions
Develop “best-in-class” engineering for our services by ensuring that the services and the components are well-defined and modularized, secure, reliable, diagnosable, actively monitored and reusable
Write clean and optimized code, improve test coverage for services, organize and implement integration tests, and resolve problem areas. Consider testability, portability/monitoring, reliability, and maintainability, and understand when code is ready to be shared and delivered
Gain a working understanding of Microsoft as a business and collaborate with mentors and leaders to contribute to cohesive, end-to-end experiences for our users. Focus on customer/partner needs through a data driven approach
Other
Embody our culture and values
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 6+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C#, Rust, Go, Java or C++ OR equivalent experience
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: This position will be required to pass the Microsoft background and Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter
Preferred
Master's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 8+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C#, Rust, Go, Java or C++ OR Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 12+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C#, Rust, Go, Java or C++ OR equivalent experience
8+ years of experience designing, developing, or maintaining secure software systems, with applied knowledge of authentication, data protection, access control, and secure coding practices
8+ years of experience designing, building, and operating scalable, highly available cloud services or distributed systems on platforms such as Azure, AWS, GCP, or comparable cloud environments, with production ownership
8+ years of experience building systems with emphasis on reliability, durability, and operational efficiency, including experience with live site operations, incident response, and performance optimization
5+ years architecting distributed systems
Proven experience in building scalable and reliable software solutions
Demonstrated ability to write clean, maintainable, and efficient code
Sound understanding of cloud infrastructure and services
Exceptional problem-solving and analytical skills: Ability to diagnose issues, identify root causes, and implement effective solutions
Benefits
Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation.
Company
Microsoft
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10001+ employees
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