Principal Software Engineering-CoreAI
About The Position
As a Principal Software Engineer within Microsoft Foundry, Core AI, you will play a critical role in building and evolving the platform that enables developers and enterprises to design, deploy, and scale intelligent agents and generative AI systems. You will drive technical direction across the full software development lifecycle, owning architectural decisions for complex, large‑scale systems that integrate cutting‑edge AI technologies while meeting the highest standards of quality, reliability, security, and compliance.In this role, you will anticipate and deeply understand customer and developer needs in complex scenarios, translating them into durable platform capabilities and delightful experiences. You will provide technical leadership across teams, guiding design tradeoffs, identifying systemic challenges, and delivering solutions that create long-term impact while accelerating value to customers. As a senior technical voice, you will mentor engineers, influence without authority, and raise the engineering bar through strong design principles, rigorous code reviews, and a culture of continuous learning.You will collaborate closely with partner teams across Core AI and Azure to ensure seamless integration, scalable architectures, and robust deployment and testing frameworks. You will champion automation, operational excellence, and secure‑by‑design practices, helping define how AI systems and agent platforms are built responsibly and at scale—ultimately shaping how the world interacts with intelligent systems.
Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 8+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, 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
- Master's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 12+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python OR Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 15+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python OR equivalent experience.
- 10+ years of engineering and product development expertise, taking special pride in shipping delightful experiences that solve clear customer needs
- 5+ years of technical leadership in defining and building developer experiences and scalable systems, preferably in the Generative AI, Machine Learning domain
- Demonstrated proficiency around leveraging AI to build AI systems and a passion to make this technology accessible to everyone
- Proven record of identifying challenges, making clear judgment calls on tradeoffs, and making systemic changes for lasting impact, while bringing value to customer quickly
- Clarity in communication and ability to influence without authority when stakes are high
Responsibilities
- AI-Native Development
- Coding
- Design
- Engineering Excellence
- Implement
- Reliability and Supportability
- Understand User Requirements
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
