Principal Software Engineer

Microsoft • Redmond, WA

22h

About The Position

Microsoft is a company where passionate innovators come to collaborate, envision what can be and take their careers further. This is a world of more possibilities, more innovation, more openness, and the sky is the limit thinking in a cloud-enabled world. Microsoft’s Azure Data engineering team is leading the transformation of analytics in the world of data with products like databases, data integration, big data analytics, messaging & real-time analytics, and business intelligence. The products our portfolio include Microsoft Fabric, Azure SQL DB, Azure Cosmos DB, Azure PostgreSQL, Azure Data Factory, Azure Synapse Analytics, Azure Service Bus, Azure Event Grid, and Power BI. Our mission is to build the data platform for the age of AI, powering a new class of data-first applications and driving a data culture. Within Microsoft Fabric, the Business Intelligence team powers enterprise reporting and visualization through Power BI. As a core workload of Fabric, Power BI serves as the primary interface for users to explore data, generate insights, and make decisions. The team continues to evolve BI from reporting to a more integrated, insight-driven experience that connects seamlessly with the rest of the Fabric platform. The Intelligent Analytics team within the Power BI - Core AI organization is at the forefront of innovation, developing intuitive experiences for analysts and developers. Their user-centric approach, cross-functional collaboration, and engagement with the Power BI community drive continuous improvement and innovation. Committed to exceeding user expectations, the team receives positive feedback and high satisfaction. As they push the boundaries of data analytics and AI, they aim to help businesses make informed decisions and achieve success. We do not just value differences or different perspectives. We seek them out and invite them in so we can tap into the collective power of everyone in the company. As a result, our customers are better served.

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, Rust, 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 Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter.

Nice To Haves

• 8+ years of experience leading complex technical initiatives that span multiple teams, services, or organizations.
• Deep expertise in software architecture, system design, scalability, reliability, performance, and operational excellence.
• Proficiency in Rust, C#, Java, Python, C++, JavaScript, or similar programming languages.
• Experience designing, building, and operating large-scale distributed systems, cloud platforms, production services, or enterprise software systems.
• Experience with Azure, AWS, GCP, or other cloud platforms; Azure experience preferred.
• Understanding of security, privacy, accessibility, compliance, reliability, and Responsible AI principles.
• Experience building or leading AI-powered solutions, production AI applications, LLM-enabled experiences, agentic workflows, intelligent automation, applied machine learning capabilities, or AI-assisted engineering practices.
• Ability to create clarity in ambiguous environments, influence without authority, and align stakeholders around durable technical decisions.
• Communication skills with the ability to translate complex technical concepts into clear engineering, product, and business direction.
• Demonstrated ability to mentor senior engineers and raise the engineering bar across an organization.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and deliver innovative and impactful features within Power BI AI-Native Development - Improves artificial intelligence (AI) tools and practices across the software development lifecycle (SDLC)
• Providing technical leadership and mentorship to team members
• Partners with and guides appropriate internal and external stakeholders and leverages expertise to determine and confirm customer/user requirements and their feasibility for a set of scenarios
• Acts as a Designated Responsible Individual (DRI) working on-call to monitor system/product feature/service for degradation, downtime, or interruptions and gains approval to restore system/product/service for simple problems.
• Embody our culture and values

Benefits

• Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here: https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/us-corporate-pay

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Principal