Principal Software Engineer Job at Microsoft Corporation (Redmond)

Principal Software Engineer

Microsoft Corporation

Location:
United States , Redmond

Category:
IT - Software Development

Contract Type:
Employment contract

Salary:

139900.00 - 274800.00 USD / Year

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Job Description:

Have you ever wondered how Copilot Studio uses Generative AI to formulate answers, leveraging the data that the customer has configured? Are you interested in helping make Copilot more powerful, more accurate and faster? The Copilot Studio Knowledge team is looking for a principal engineer that can help us do exactly that. Microsoft's mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. In this role you will be helping to build features that empower front line workers to do their best work efficiently. As Principal Software Engineer on Copilot Studio Knowledge, you will be working on a product on the bleeding edge that is adopting the latest technologies, methodologies, and processes. Your role will be to help the team define the right investments to make, build the features with high quality, maintainable solutions, and mentor the teams of engineers to accelerate their career paths, and deliver on the features we have promised customers on time. You will be able to see how customers are using our Copilot Studio and help them diagnose and resolve problems with the Copilots they have built. As Microsoft employees we come together with a growth mindset, innovate to empower others, and collaborate to realize our shared goals. Each day we build on our values of respect, integrity, and accountability to create a culture of inclusion where everyone can thrive at work and beyond. We are looking for someone that will fit well into this culture.

Job Responsibility:

Expand the reach of Copilot Studio by building new features, improving quality, performance and scalability as the service grows, resolving issues that block customer flows
Demonstrate technical leadership by identifying and filling improvements that can be made, defining architecture, and generating high-quality code
Leverage the latest AI tools to drive speed, agility, and quality with the team
Engage with customers and help solve problems that they may have with the application and help drive improvements into the product based on feedback
Thoughtful estimations with clear reasoning on how the estimates were determined
Contribute to a team culture that embraces diversity and inclusion and makes your team an awesome place to work

Requirements:

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
1+ years of experience leveraging AI tools to build high-quality code
1+ years of experience building enterprise grade web services and maintaining them
1+ years of experience integrating complex software systems and cloud components
Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements
Microsoft Cloud Background Check: This position will be required to pass the Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter

Nice to have:

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related field AND 10+ years software engineering experience in languages such as C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, React, or Python
OR equivalent experience
Experience building Generative AI applications
Experience working with the Power Platform
Agile methodology experience
C# proficiency

What we offer:

Benefits and other compensation as described at https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/us-corporate-pay

Additional Information:

Job Posted:
May 14, 2026

Employment Type:

Fulltime

Work Type:

Hybrid work

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