Principal Software Engineer

Now more than ever, we live in an age where AI and Cloud Services are empowering people around the world to achieve more. Behind these innovative services exists a critical infrastructure that is bringing them to life. The Search & AI Platform is building that foundation which makes Bing and Copilot possible on a global scale. Our product is impacting individual's lives in scenarios such as Web Search, AI chat, AI grounding, and local deal finding.

• Ship high-quality, well-tested, secure, and maintainable code.
• Work collaboratively and communicate effectively with engineering, data scientists and product teams.
• Design, and develop large scale distributed software services and solutions in collaboration with teammates.
• Design services with a solid focus on high availability and scalability, robustness, and observability.
• Take end-to-end responsibility for the development, observability, quality, testing, and production readiness of the services you build.
• Design the system at scale for scenarios and canvases to be supported.
• Iterate the service capabilities as new requirements emerge with service rolled out.

• 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.
• 6+ years of experience on distributed systems (e.g., communication optimization, network architecture design, network programming).
• Other Requirements:
• 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.

• 401k matching
• Health insurance
• Flight privileges
• Generous time away
• Giving programs
• Opportunities to network and connect

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.