Microsoft
Principal Software Engineer - CoreAI Foundry Observability
$143K–$331K
Redmond, WA · On-site · Principal · Full-time · Posted Aug 31, 2026
- Experience
- 6+ years required; preferred qualifications include 8+ years technical engineering experience, or equivalent experience, and 2+ years with machine learning or AI systems.
- Education
- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field, or equivalent experience.
About the job
Leads development and operation of Foundry observability services and platforms that monitor, evaluate, and optimize AI agent performance.
What you'll do
- Lead architecture, development, delivery, and end-to-end operation of scalable, reliable, secure AI services and platforms.
- Drive technical strategy and architecture across initiatives, collaborating with product teams and customers to address needs and complex issues.
- Promote engineering excellence, observability, automation, deployment safety, and operational efficiency; mentor engineers and lead design reviews.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related technical field, or equivalent experience.
- 6+ years of technical engineering experience coding in languages including C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python.
- Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements, including the Microsoft Cloud Background Check.
Nice to have
- 8+ years designing and delivering highly available, large-scale cloud services and distributed systems.
- 2+ years of technical engineering experience with machine learning or Artificial Intelligence (AI) systems.
Pay
USD $142,800 - $274,800 per year (base salary); USD $188,000 - $304,200 per year (base salary); USD $165,600 - $296,400 per year (base salary); USD $220,800 - $331,200 per year (base salary)
Tools
C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, Python, Go
AI focus
Develops observability services to monitor, evaluate, and optimize AI agent performance; role also involves building large-scale AI services and platforms.
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