New

Principal Software Engineer

Microsoft
$163,000.00 - $296,400.00 / yr
United States, Washington, Redmond
Mar 02, 2026
Overview Based in Redmond, this principal individual contributor role will help define and deliver an end-to-end strategy across Retrieval, Context Engineering,WorkIQ/FabricIQ, andpotentiallyKnowledge Graphsto drive a winning E2E approach for Microsoft. In addition tohelping define theoverall technical strategy and roadmap with partner PMs and engineering leaders, you will be hands-on building and integrating services step-by-step, writing production codeacross the product. #AIPLATFORM# Responsibilities Drive end-to-end technical strategy and roadmap across Retrieval, Context Engineering,WorkIQ/FabricIQ, and Knowledge Graph. Design and implement scalable cloud services and platform components; write production code to deliver features and integrations. Partner closely with PMs and engineering leads to define an ambitious but achievable execution plan. Collaborate with multiple engineering ICs to build, integrate, and ship E2E scenarios across teams. Establish engineering best practices for reliability, security, performance, and operational excellence in Azure. Aggressively introduce and scale AI-assisted coding practices by pairing with developers and helping implement features using these workflows. Qualifications Required Qualifications Bachelor'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, Python or equivalent experience. Preferred Qualifications Proven experience as a senior IC softwareengineerbuilding and operating cloud services (Azure preferred). Expertisebuilding retrieval systems, context engineering, and/orknowledgegraph systems. Experience with distributed systems, service reliability, observability, performance, and live-site operations. Experience leading technical direction across multiple partner teams and delivering cross-team integrations. Ability to translate ambiguous problem spaces into concrete technical roadmaps and executable plans. Familiarity with LLM application patterns (RAG, agents/tools), data pipelines, and evaluation/quality loops. Demonstrated success driving adoption of AI-assisted coding practices and developer productivity workflows. Experience with multi-tenant platform design, security/compliance considerations, and large-scale integration testing. Software Engineering IC6 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $163,000 - $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.