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title: Principal Software Engineering Lead
description: The Engineering Workforce Strategy and Operations team at Microsoft is seeking a Principal Software Engineering Lead to define and drive the engineering vision for RAMP (Resource Allocation Management Platform), Microsoft's internal, AI-powered workforce resource management planning platform. This role involves architecting a system that can move from traditional reporting to agentic, intelligent, predictive, and increasingly autonomous planning. The successful candidate will partner closely with product management as the technical counterpart, translating ambitious product direction into a durable, extensible architecture that can support both rapid innovation and long-term platform integrity. Responsibilities Engineering Vision & Architecture Strategy: Define and own the technical vision and architectural strategy for RAMP platform. Establish a long-term architectural roadmap aligned to product vision while ensuring near-term delivery feasibility. Drive decisions on platform design, service boundaries, and system evolution to support scale across multiple engineering divisions. Ensure the architecture supports high trust, data integrity, and auditability for sensitive workforce data. Lead transformation in how the team builds products, introducing agile, fast-paced development approaches that accelerate delivery and innovation. Platform Design & Scalability: Lead design of distributed, scalable, and resilient systems supporting high-volume data integration and analytics. Architect solutions that integrate with HR, Finance, and enterprise data platforms (e.g., Dataverse, Fabric). Ensure the platform can scale across large user bases, complex org structures, and frequent data changes. Balance performance, cost, and maintainability while enabling rapid iteration. Data & AI Architecture: Define the architecture for data pipelines, data models, and analytics layers supporting workforce planning scenarios. Enable integration of AI/ML capabilities, including forecasting,…
date posted: 2026-08-01T15:03:03.226Z
valid through: 2026-09-30T15:03:03.226Z
direct apply: false
occupational category: Engineering
industry: Technology
skills: C
skills: C++
skills: C#
skills: Java
skills: JavaScript
skills: Python
skills: Computer Science
skills: AI-native development
skills: data platforms
skills: analytics systems
skills: BI tools
skills: Fabric
skills: Power BI
skills: Dataverse
skills: distributed systems
skills: data architecture
skills: cloud-native design
hiring organization: Microsoft
  type: Organization
  ticker symbol: MSFT
  founding date: 1975
  number of employees: QuantitativeValue
    value: 228000
job location: Place
  address: PostalAddress
    address locality: Redmond
    address region: United States
    address country: US
employment type: FULL_TIME
base salary: MonetaryAmount
  currency: USD
  value: QuantitativeValue
    min value: 142800
    max value: 274800
    unit text: YEAR