Microsoft
Principal Software Engineer - CoreAI (Foundry Observability)
$166K–$331K
Redmond, WA · On-site · Principal · Full-time · Posted Aug 31, 2026
- Experience
- 8+ years technical engineering experience; preferred alternatives include 12+ years with a Master's Degree or equivalent experience.
- Education
- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field, or equivalent experience.
About the job
Leads the development and operation of large-scale services and platforms for monitoring, evaluating, and optimizing AI agent performance in Foundry.
What you'll do
- Design, deliver, and operate scalable, reliable, secure AI services and platforms.
- Set technical direction for complex initiatives and partner with teams and customers to align solutions with needs.
- Advance observability, automation, deployment safety, and engineering quality; mentor engineers and lead design reviews.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field, or equivalent experience.
- 8+ years 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
- Master's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field and 12+ years technical engineering experience, or equivalent experience.
- 8+ years designing and delivering highly available, large-scale cloud services and distributed systems; 4+ years with machine learning or AI systems.
Pay
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 leads the development of large-scale AI services and platforms.
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