About this role

Microsoft is hiring a staff-level Data Engineer based in Redmond, WA. The posting calls out experience with Python, TypeScript, PHP, Bash. Compensation is listed at $139,900–$274,800 per year.

Role: Data Engineer
Function: data engineering
Level: staff
Track: Tech leadership
Employment: Full-time
Location: Redmond, WA
Department: Data Engineering
Posted: Apr 13, 2026

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Job description

from Microsoft careers

Overview

As Microsoft continues to push the boundaries of AI, we are on the lookout for passionate individuals to work with us on the most interesting and challenging AI questions of our time. Our vision is bold and broad — to build systems that have true artificial intelligence across agents, applications, services, and infrastructure. It’s also inclusive: we aim to make AI accessible to all — consumers, businesses, developers — so that everyone can realize its benefits.

We’re looking for a Member of Technical Staff - Principal Data Infrastructure Engineer. This role is a dynamic blend of Platform Engineering, DevOps/SRE, and Big Data Infrastructure Engineering, focused on enabling large-scale data and ML pipelines and intelligent systems. If you’ve architected big data platforms from the ground up and are eager to apply that expertise to consumer AI, we want to hear from you.

You’ll bring:

Deep technical expertise
A passion for automation and observability
Fluency in distributed systems
Creativity to design scalable solutions
And just as importantly: empathy, collaboration, and a growth mindset

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