Microsoft
Principal Software Engineers (Commerce Platforms)
$143K–$304K
United States · On-site · Principal · Full-time · Posted Oct 28, 2026
- Experience
- 6+ years technical engineering experience; equivalent experience accepted.
- Education
- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field, or equivalent experience.
About the job
Provides technical leadership for the architecture and evolution of cloud-native commerce and financial platforms, including distributed services, data systems, and AI-powered capabilities.
What you'll do
- Lead architecture and development of scalable, secure, reliable applications, services, and data platforms; define technical strategy and roadmaps.
- Build platform and data capabilities, modernize systems, and improve reliability, security, observability, and developer productivity.
- Lead AI initiatives, cross-team technical decisions, architecture reviews, and mentoring of engineers.
What they ask for
- 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 Scala, Python, C#, Java OR equivalent experience.
- Meet Microsoft, customer and / or government security screening requirements, including the Microsoft Cloud Background Check.
Nice to have
- Experience with cloud-native data platforms, Azure DevOps, modern web technologies, or large-scale data processing.
- Experience building AI-driven solutions, LLM-enabled applications, RAG solutions, AI agents, or enterprise platforms with complex workflows and API integrations.
Pay
USD $142,800 - $274,800 per year (base salary); USD $188,000 - $304,200 per year (base salary)
Tools
Scala, Python, C#, Java, JavaScript/TypeScript, ReactJS, Azure services, REST APIs
AI focus
Build intelligent experiences with Generative AI, RAG, AI agents, semantic search, and workflow orchestration; shape AI-assisted engineering and agentic workflows.
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