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Principal Software Engineer - CoreAI (Foundry Observability)

Microsoft· Software Engineering
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Redmond, WA$165.6k - $296.4kFull-timePosted 1mo ago

About the role

Principal Software Engineer to lead design, development, and delivery of large-scale AI services and platforms for Observability in Foundry, focusing on scalability, reliability, security, and performance within CoreAI.

Responsibilities

  • Lead the design, development, and delivery of large-scale AI services and platforms with a focus on scalability, reliability, security, and performance.
  • Drive end-to-end ownership of services, from architecture and implementation through deployment, monitoring, and operational excellence.
  • Partner with product, engineering, and cross-functional teams to align technical strategy with business goals and customer needs.
  • Engage with customers to gather feedback and resolve complex issues.
  • Provide technical leadership across complex initiatives, driving architecture decisions, dependency management, and execution.
  • Champion engineering excellence through best practices in system design, testing, security, privacy, compliance, and code quality.
  • Drive innovation in observability, automation, deployment safety, and operational efficiency through reusable platforms and frameworks.
  • Understand Microsoft businesses and collaborate with stakeholders towards cohesive, end-to-end experiences for Microsoft customers.
  • Mentor engineers, lead code reviews and design discussions, and foster a culture of continuous learning and high-quality engineering.

Qualifications

  • 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

Skills

Required:Programming in C/C++/C#/Java/JavaScript/PythonSystem design and architectureSecurity, privacy, compliance, testing

Benefits

  • Benefits and other compensation may apply (see link)
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