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Principal Software Engineer

Location: Remote
Compensation: To Be Discussed
Reviewed: Thu, Aug 20, 2026
This job expires in: 24 days

Job Summary

Seeking a Principal Software Engineer to work full-time, with the option for remote flexibility, who will lead the development of a global-scale Kubernetes-based service platform, providing technical leadership and mentoring while collaborating across teams to enhance Microsoft's cloud infrastructure.

Key responsibilities
  • Partner with stakeholders to determine user requirements for complex scenarios
  • Provide technical leadership for design documentation and project plans for products and services
  • Mentor engineers to produce extensible and maintainable code while monitoring system performance
Required qualifications
  • Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 8+ years of technical engineering experience in coding languages such as C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python
  • Equivalent experience may be considered
  • Ability to meet Microsoft security screening requirements

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