Microsoft

Principal Software Engineer

United States, California, Mountain View
Salary
$142,800 - $274,800 per year
Level
Principal
Work type
On-site · California

Not stated in the posting: visa.

Open. First seen 31 October 2026.

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About the role

Overview The Microsoft Azure team is seeking a Principal Software Engineer to lead the development of firmware , debugging, and validation of next-generation firmware solutions for Microsoft AI accelerators and cloud silicon platforms. This role is focused on the architecting…

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What this role asks for

Particular to this role

Embedded Systems · FPGA

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 410 open in Software Engineering. 284 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++ (372 of 410), Python (369 of 410), C# (361 of 410), C (344 of 410), Java (343 of 410), JavaScript (327 of 410), Azure (237 of 410)

OTHER ROLES ON THIS TEAM

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Salary context

95 other open postings titled Principal Software Engineer state a salary: median USD 143,884 to USD 274,800 a year.

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