Principal Software Engineer
United States, Washington, Redmond
- Salary
- $142,800 - $274,800 per year
- Level
- Principal
- Work type
- On-site · Washington
Not stated in the posting: visa.
Open. First seen 27 October 2026.
About the role
Overview Azure Local is a globally distributed team responsible for the expanding development and operation of Microsoft’s Azure platform by extending Azure’s cloud capabilities to on-premises, multi-cloud, and edge environments. Bring the power of Azure to the places where…
What this role asks for
Particular to this role
CI/CD · Golang · Kubernetes · Linux
Rare in Microsoft's other 299 open postings.
Standard for software engineering roles
Python
Common in software engineering postings at any company.
Compared with Microsoft's other open jobs.
The team: Software Engineering HIRES STEADILY
This role is one of 170 open in Software Engineering. 123 were posted in the last 30 days and the oldest in January: a team that hires all year rather than one being built.
WHAT THE TEAM WORKS WITH, ACROSS ITS POSTINGS
C++ (158 of 170), Python (158 of 170), C# (155 of 170), Java (151 of 170), C (149 of 170), JavaScript (142 of 170), Azure (99 of 170)
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- Research Software Development Engineer-MSR posted Jul 2
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- Senior Software Engineer - Network Engineer posted Jun 24
- Member of Technical Staff, Microsoft Robotics posted Jun 24
- Senior Software Engineer, Foundry Agents - CoreAI posted May 11
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- Senior Research Software Engineer posted Apr 16
- Software Engineering II - CTJ - Poly posted Apr 6
- Software Engineer II -CTJ - Poly posted Apr 3
- Software Engineer II - CTJ - Poly posted Mar 25
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From the team and dates on Microsoft's own job board.
Other openings for this role
14 open postings for this role in United States, Washington, Redmond, first posted 26 October 2026. The company is likely hiring for more than one position. None has been taken down and posted again.
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Salary context
68 other open postings titled Principal Software Engineer state a salary: median USD 192,800 to USD 274,800 a year.
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