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Principal Software Engineer (Architect)

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Microsoft Corporation

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United States , Redmond

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IT - Software Development

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163000.00 - 296400.00 USD / Year
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The Identity and Access Management team within the Identity division is looking for a Principal Software Engineer - Architect to solve large scale problems and deliver the next wave of innovation in Entra ID. Our work enables customers to easily manage access to their cloud resources, power collaboration and ease management scenarios. We deliver internet scale services and event processing pipelines in Microsoft Graph. Security, availability, performance, and scale are essential for us.

Job Responsibility:

  • Translate user needs into architecture using metrics, telemetry, and continuous feedback loops
  • Own system architecture design, ensuring scalability, compliance, and cross-team alignment
  • Lead high-quality coding practices, design reviews, and reusable, maintainable software development
  • Drive implementation, experimentation, and release planning across multiple product lines
  • Ensure reliability, supportability, and incident response through telemetry, playbooks, and root cause analysis
  • Champion engineering excellence, automation, and compliance across security, privacy, and accessibility standards
  • Lead the shift to an AI-first engineering model, embedding AI across the SDLC and scaling intelligent automation

Requirements:

  • Bachelor'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 equivalent experience
  • 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.

Nice to have:

  • 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, or Python 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, or Python OR equivalent experience
  • Proven experience building highly available large-scale services from conception to deployment
  • Prioritizes partner and customer needs and consistently delivers high-quality experiences, with demonstrated success in rapidly executing go-to-market solutions
  • Proven experience with improving operational excellence
  • Experience with Identity Access Management or other Security products
  • Experience with cloud technologies (Azure, AWS, Google Cloud, etc.)

Additional Information:

Job Posted:
May 13, 2026

Employment Type:
Fulltime
Work Type:
On-site work
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