principal software engineering Principal Engineer tech_leadership · Posted May 19, 2026
$142,800 – $274,800
USD per year

About this role

Microsoft is hiring a principal-level Principal Engineer in the software engineering function based in United States, Multiple Locations, Multiple Locations. The posting calls out experience with Python, JavaScript, Java, C. Compensation is listed at $142,800–$274,800 per year.

Role
Principal Engineer
Function
software engineering
Level
principal
Track
Tech leadership
Employment
Full-time
Location
United States, Multiple Locations, Multiple Locations
Department
Software Engineering
Posted
May 19, 2026

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Job description

from Microsoft careers
Overview
Are you ready to shape the future of Artificial intelligence AI-scale storage solutions? Join the Azure Storage organization, where you will drive innovation and solve technical challenges at hyperscale. This team powers mission-critical storage systems—including both the core Storage platform and Azure Disks—ensuring performance, scalability, and reliability for the world’s most demanding AI workloads. You’ll collaborate with brilliant minds to deliver next-generation systems that push the boundaries of what’s possible in distributed storage and cloud technologies.
 
As a Principal Engineer  in Azure Storage and Disks, you will lead a high-impact team driving enhancements across our storage control plane and disks platform, ensuring they can meet the demands of exponential AI-scale workloads. You will spearhead AI-driven innovations to help Azure Storage reach effectively infinite scale, tackling system bottlenecks, optimizing performance, and enhancing resiliency. You will also work cross-organization to empower numerous Azure products, multiplying your impact radius and driving platform-wide improvements. This opportunity will allow you to grow your expertise in distributed systems, Azure Storage, and Disks, sharpen your technical and leadership skills, and contribute to cutting-edge solutions that power AI applications on a global scale.
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