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Principal Software Engineer - HLS

Microsoft

Microsoft

Software Engineering
Redmond, WA, USA
USD 139,900-274,800 / year + Equity
Posted on Jan 2, 2026
Overview

Microsoft is a company where passionate innovators come to collaborate, envision what can be and take their careers to levels they cannot achieve anywhere else. This is a world of more possibilities, more innovation, more openness, and the sky is the limit thinking a cloud-enabled world.

Microsoft Health team is transforming healthcare by delivering solutions that reduce physician burnout and improve health outcomes at scale with products like Dragon Copilot for Physicians, Dragon Copilot for Nurses, Health AI models and more.
We do not just value differences or different perspectives. We seek them out and invite them in so we can tap into the collective power of everyone in the company. As a result, our ideas are better, our products are better, and our customers are better served.

The role is in Frontier AI team where we are productizing next generation of premium health visual foundational models and more. You will get to learn from the thought leaders in this problem space, use latest engineering tools to build world class products that ship in Azure that can impact millions of users.

Microsoft’s mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. As employees we come together with a growth mindset, innovate to empower others, and collaborate to realize our shared goals. Each day we build on our values of respect, integrity, and accountability to create a culture of inclusion where everyone can thrive at work and beyond.



Responsibilities

We are looking for passionate engineers with experience working on all aspects of high throughput and multi-tenant services.

Responsibilities include:

  • Partner with Program Management, customers, Data Scientists and other stakeholders to define requirements, scope projects and validate solutions
  • Design, implement, ship, and maintain features and services
  • Support customers and live site in a DevOps model
  • Build for security, privacy, scalability, and compliance
  • Lead others by exemplifying technical excellence, inclusiveness, teamwork, and customer focus


Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 6+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python OR equivalent experience.

Other Requirements:

Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements are required for this role. These requirements include, but are not limited to, the following specialized security screenings:

  • Microsoft Cloud Background Check: This position will be required to pass the Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related technical field
  • 10+ years of experience developing and shipping production software in C#, C++, Java or similar
  • 5+ years of experience designing, building and maintaining large scale cloud service in a tech lead capacity
  • Experience with .NET, C# and associated toolsets / frameworks
  • Experience developing cloud services on Azure/AWS/GCP or other cloud platforms.
  • Experience with Kubernetes
  • Solid hands-on ability to write secure, reliable, and maintainable code and to test and debug it.
  • Knowledge of RESTful web services technologies like JSON, WebAPI, ASP.Net, and OData.
  • Ability to operate and be successful in a highly ambiguous, rapidly evolving environment.
  • Commitment to improving software quality, performance and reliability and engineering excellence.
  • Effective communication skills, including ability to write concise technical docs and present complex ideas.
  • Proven ability to create a strategy that translates business needs into workable technology solutions.
  • Establish technical standards and drive system architecture, engineering practices, and engineering methodologies.

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Software Engineering IC5 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $139,900 - $274,800 per year. There is a different range applicable to specific work locations, within the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area, and the base pay range for this role in those locations is USD $188,000 - $304,200 per year.

Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here:
https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/us-corporate-pay


This position will be open for a minimum of 5 days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.




Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran or military status, race, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance with religious accommodations and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations.