Microsoft · 14 hours ago
Software Engineering IC5
United States, Washington, Redmond
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$140K/yr - $275K/yr
6+ years expMicrosoft is seeking a Principal Architect for OneDrive and SharePoint to shape and deliver AI-powered user experiences. This role involves driving technical vision, ensuring engineering excellence, and actively coding to innovate and accelerate projects in an AI-first world.
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Responsibilities
Drive technical architecture for key projects across SharePoint Experiences
Model AI-first development best practices and engineering agility and velocity while reinforcing fundamentals (security, responsible AI, performance, etc.)
Partner with Applied Science, Product, Customer Success, and teams across E+D to translate real customer needs into scalable architectural patterns
Use evaluation, customer, and telemetry signals (offline and online) as inputs to product decisions, iteration, and safe deployment
Act as a technical force multiplier, guiding engineers across teams, resolving cross‑cutting design tradeoffs, and influencing platform roadmaps in M365
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, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python OR equivalent experience
2+ years of experience delivering experiences leveraging AI/ML (RAG, orchestration, eval systems, agent architectures, etc.)
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 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, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python 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, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python OR equivalent experience
Demonstrated experience operating as a senior technical leader with regular exposure to VP‑level engineering leadership, influencing architectural decisions across organizations
Proven track record of hands-on technical and architectural leadership in high-scale, cloud-based environments
Solid architectural skills in building scalable, distributed systems and cloud services
Track record of rapid iteration, experimentation, and continuous learning
Excellent communication, collaboration, and cross-team partnership skills
Company
Microsoft
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