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Principal Software Engineer - Identity Engineering

Microsoft

$139,900 - $304,200
Oct 1, 2025
Redmond, WA, USA
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Microsoft Security aspires to make the world a safer place for all by reshaping security and empowering every user, customer, and developer with a security cloud that protects them with end-to-end, simplified solutions. The Identity engineering team builds and manages Microsoft’s online identity providers for all of Microsoft’s online services and platforms like Azure, Office, Xbox and Windows.

Requirements

  • coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C, Java, JavaScript, or Python
  • 2+ years experience in distributed computing.
  • 2+ years experience in large scale cloud services.
  • 2+ years experience with SQL server deployments at scale and performance engineering
  • 2+ years storage layer optimization
  • 2+ years operational security experience

Responsibilities

  • Lead the architecture, design and implementation of services for extremely high scale, throughput, durability, and low latency.
  • Innovate and make service deployment and maintenance an efficient well-oiled machine that provides excellent reliability with minimal manual engineer intervention.
  • Ability to conduct in-depth triage, troubleshooting, and forensics across all facets of the cloud stack while executing processes corrective action and continual service improvement.
  • Drive Infrastructure security improvements for mission critical high scale workloads.
  • Lead the definition of requirements, KPIs, priorities and planning of engineering deliverables.
  • Develop software and services at scale, innovating on the latest technologies as the earliest adopters while mentoring other team members.
  • Design and develop creative, compelling, and cutting-edge systems that support our world-wide operations.

Other

  • Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements are required for this role.
  • Microsoft Cloud Background Check: This position will be required to pass the Microsoft Cloud Background Check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter.
  • Mentor and grow the energetic, diverse, and driven team.
  • This is a broad cross-team role with high visibility, collaborating with multiple teams across Microsoft.