Principal Hardware Engineer
- Salary
- $142,800 - $274,800 per year
- Level
- Principal
- Work type
- On-site · California
Not stated in the posting: visa.
Open. First seen 30 October 2026.
About the role
Overview Microsoft Silicon, Cloud Hardware, and Infrastructure Engineering (SCHIE) is the team behind Microsoft’s expanding Cloud Infrastructure and responsible for powering Microsoft’s “Intelligent Cloud” mission. SCHIE delivers the core infrastructure and foundational…
What this role asks for
Particular to this role
Linux
Rare in Microsoft's other 299 open postings.
Standard for embedded / hardware roles
C++ · Embedded Systems
Common in embedded / hardware postings at any company.
Compared with Microsoft's other open jobs.
The team: Hardware Engineering
This role is one of 26 open in Hardware Engineering. 24 were posted in the last 30 days, including 3 lead roles: the team is hiring the people who run it too.
WHAT THE TEAM WORKS WITH, ACROSS ITS POSTINGS
Azure (23 of 26), Embedded Systems (13 of 26), Microsoft 365 (13 of 26), Python (6 of 26), Linux (5 of 26), Verilog (5 of 26), FPGA (4 of 26)
OTHER ROLES ON THIS TEAM
- Senior Hardware Systems Engineer posted Oct 23
- Senior Quantum Nanofabrication Engineer posted Oct 23
- Principal Hardware Systems Engineer - Storage posted Oct 22
- Senior Hardware Engineer - Memory & Storage Validation posted Oct 21
- Principal Optical Engineer posted Oct 21
- Principal AI Back-End Network Systems Lead posted Oct 21
- Principal System Technical Lead posted Oct 21
- Senior Hardware Security Engineer posted Oct 21
- Senior Verification Engineer posted Oct 20
- Senior Packaging Engineer posted Oct 19
- Principal AI Network Architect posted Oct 14
- Storage System Technical Lead posted Oct 13
- Hardware Verification Engineer - Microsoft Azure posted Oct 13
- Principal Hardware Architect - Microsoft Azure posted Oct 13
- Senior Logic Design Engineer - Microsoft Azure posted Oct 13
- Hardware Engineer - CTJ - POLY posted Oct 12
- Facilities Support Engineer posted Oct 12
- Senior Printed Circuit Board (PCB) Designer posted Oct 9
- Hardware Verification Engineer 2 - Azure Core posted Oct 9
- Senior AI Performance Architect posted Oct 6
- Principal Optical Engineer posted Oct 6
- Principal Optical Engineer posted Oct 6
- Principal AI Network Technical Lead posted Oct 6
- Senior Hardware Engineer posted Sep 30
- Senior Hardware Engineer-Interconnection posted Sep 14
From the team and dates on Microsoft's own job board.
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