# Principal Software Engineer

**Company**: Microsoft
**Location**: Redmond, WA
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: USD $142,800 – $274,800 per year
**Category**: Engineering
**Industry**: Technology
**Ticker**: MSFT
**Wikidata**: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2283

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## Description

Microsoft is seeking a Principal Software Engineer to join the AI FinOps team in the Experiences and Devices group. The team is building Microsoft's next-generation monetization platform for AI, powering the shift from seat-based licensing to real-time, consumption-based billing.

The successful candidate will design, develop, and maintain high-scale, low-latency services that meet the needs of a diverse user base. They will be a hands-on engineer who delivers high-quality code that is maintainable, performant, testable, and used in cross-products.

Responsibilities:

- Design, develop, and maintain high-scale, low-latency services.

- Deliver high-quality code that is maintainable, performant, testable, and used in cross-products.

- Conduct efficient design and architectural discussions, ensuring solutions are secure, reliable, and maintainable.

- Collaborate closely with multiple partner teams to ensure seamless integration and delivery of complex projects.

- Drive effective project management and delivery within a fast-paced, results-oriented environment.

Qualifications:

- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field.

- 6+ years of technical engineering experience with coding in languages including C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python.

Preferred Qualifications:

- Experience with application usage telemetry insights, modern licensing, and payment systems.

- Experience in C# and .Net.

- Experience in Spark, Python, data engineering, and data modeling.

- Proven ability to conduct efficient design and architectural discussions.

The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $142,800 – $274,800 per year.

## Skills

### Required
- C
- C++
- C#
- Java
- JavaScript
- Python
- Software Engineering

### Nice to have
- application usage telemetry insights
- modern licensing
- payment systems
- .Net
- Spark
- data engineering
- data modeling

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