Microsoft

Principal Software Engineer - AI Infrastructure Engineering Systems

Microsoft$142K — $274K *
Information Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related field and 6+ years of engineering experience with programming languages like C, C++, Java, JavaScript, or Python.
  • Master's Degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience preferred with 12+ years of engineering experience.
  • Experience in distributed systems and cloud platforms is essential.
  • Strong understanding of coding practices and architecture design is required.
  • Ability to pass Microsoft security screenings when applicable.

Responsibilities

  • Design reliable, scalable, and maintainable platform systems using sound engineering principles.
  • Collaborate with infrastructure, security, networking, and service teams to enhance end-to-end reliability.
  • Establish and enforce standards for coding, testing, and operational readiness.
  • Develop automation tools and services utilizing Go, Python, Terraform, and related technologies.
  • Define project requirements, scope, estimate work, and implement solutions to improve system resilience.

Benefits

  • Collaborative and inclusive team culture.
  • Access to a variety of engineering tools and technologies.
  • Opportunities for continuous improvement and skill enhancement.
  • Work on cutting-edge AI cloud services and platform development.
  • Potential for career advancement within a leading tech company.
Full Job Description
Overview

The AI Infrastructure Engineering Systems team at Microsoft builds the cloud platform, engineering infrastructure, and developer systems that enable teams to develop, deploy, and operate AI services at scale. We create foundational capabilities spanning build and release systems, Kubernetes, networking, observability, infrastructure automation, security, and service lifecycle management. Working closely with AI researchers, product engineers, and hardware teams, we provide reliable and consistent paths from development to production. We are a multidisciplinary team of highly capable and motivated engineers with a collaborative and inclusive culture.

As a Principal Software Engineer - AI Infrastructure Engineering Systems on the AI Infra Engineering Systems team, you will design, implement, and ensure the quality of engineering platforms, developer tooling, and Azure integrations. This hands-on technical role covers architecture, design, implementation, testing, deployment, and production operations. Successful candidates will bring strong distributed-systems and cloud-platform experience, sound engineering judgment, and the ability to deliver reliable solutions for rapidly evolving AI workloads at scale.

Responsibilities
  • Apply sound engineering principles to design reliable, scalable, and maintainable platform systems
  • Collaborate across infrastructure, security, networking, and service teams to improve end-to-end reliability
  • Establish and promote coding, testing, observability, and operational-readiness standards
  • Develop automation, services, and tools using Go, Python, Terraform, and other relevant technologies
  • Define requirements, scope solutions, estimate work, and deliver improvements that reduce operational risk and increase service resilience


Qualifications

Required/minimum Qualifications:
  • 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

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.

Preferred Qualifications:
    • Master'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, Python and Go.
      • OR Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 15+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, Python and Go.
      • OR equivalent experience.

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Software Engineering IC5 - 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

Software Engineering IC6 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $165,600 - $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.

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Microsoft is an American multinational corporation that develops, manufactures, licenses, supports, and sells a range of software products and services. Microsoft’s devices and consumer (D&C) licensing segment licenses the Windows operating system and related software, Microsoft Office for consumers, and the Windows Phone operating system. The company’s computing and gaming hardware segment provides Xbox gaming and entertainment consoles and accessories, second-party and third-party video games, and Xbox Live subscriptions; surface devices and accessories; and Microsoft PC accessories. Its phone hardware segment offers Lumia smartphones and other non-Lumia phones. Its D&C segment provides Windows Store, Xbox Live transactions, and Windows phone store; search advertising; display advertising; Office 365 Home and Office 365 Personal; first-party video games; and other consumer products and services as well as operating retail stores. Microsoft’s commercial licensing segments license server products, including Windows Server, Microsoft SQL Server, Visual Studio, System Center, and related Client Access Licenses (CALs); Windows Embedded; Windows operating system; Microsoft Office for business, including Office, Exchange, SharePoint, Lync, and related CALs; Microsoft Dynamics business solutions; and Skype. Its commercial segment offers enterprise services, including premier support services and Microsoft consulting services; commercial cloud comprising Office 365 Commercial, other Microsoft Office online offerings, Dynamics CRM Online, and Microsoft Azure; and other commercial products and online services. The company markets and distributes its products through original equipment manufacturers, distributors, and resellers, as well as online.

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