Microsoft

Principal Software Engineer

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

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related field and 6+ years of technical engineering experience in relevant programming languages
  • Preferred Master's Degree in Computer Science or 8+ years of engineering experience
  • 7+ years designing, coding, and troubleshooting cloud-based software
  • Profound knowledge in web technologies like JavaScript, TypeScript, React, and C#
  • Demonstrated ability to solve problems using query languages and tools like Kusto and collaborate effectively across teams.

Responsibilities

  • Define and drive the technical vision and long-term strategy for end-user experiences.
  • Lead initiatives to advance AI administration and platform modernization.
  • Influence product roadmaps and resolve complex technical challenges with various leaders.
  • Establish engineering excellence through architectural guidance and performance optimization.
  • Mentor senior engineers and promote best practices across the organization.

Benefits

  • This position requires passing Microsoft Cloud Background Check upon hire and every two years thereafter.
Full Job Description
Overview

We are the Entra End User UX team part of IAM organization, to empower every Entra customer by providing one secure and resilient destination for identity and access self-service end-user experience to achieve more. The team builds and maintains the MyAccount.microsoft.com and all the My* experience - a single interface for managing Identities and access. The team is also driving a transformative shift toward AI-first experience across agents, workflows and end user interfaces. We are looking for a Principal Software Engineer to emphasize technical leadership, architectural ownership, cross-organization influence, AI innovation, platform strategy, and engineering excellence more than day-to-day implementation.

Responsibilities
  • Define and drive the technical vision, architecture, and long-term strategy for the End user experience and foundational architecture for powering PAM, MySignin & Myaccess
  • Lead cross-organizational initiatives that advance AI-powered administration, platform modernization, and shared engineering capabilities, delivering scalable, secure, resilient, and accessible solutions.
  • Partner with engineering, product, design, and security leaders to influence roadmap decisions, resolve complex technical challenges, and ensure successful execution of high-impact investments.
  • Establish and champion engineering excellence through architectural guidance, operational rigor, performance optimization, and continuous improvement of platform quality and reliability.
  • Mentor and develop senior engineers while raising the technical bar across the organization through thought leadership, technical reviews, and best-practice adoption.


Qualifications

Qualifications - 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.

Qualifications - 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 background and 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 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.
  • 7+ years of designing, coding, and troubleshooting cloud-based software.
  • 7+ years of Proficient in various languages, especially web-based technologies like JavaScript, TypeScript, React, and C#.
  • Demostrated ability to solve problems using query languages and tools such as Kusto.
  • Demostrated abulity to collaborate and communicate across disciplines, levels, and product teams.
  • Proficient in backend technologies and cloud-based architectures to build large-scale distributed systems and AI/ML, Agency experience.
    #MSFTSecurity #Entra, #EndUserUX, #AINativeDevelopment


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

This position will be open for a minimum of 5 days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.

About Microsoft

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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