Microsoft

Principal Software Engineer

United States, Washington, Redmond
Salary
$142,800 - $274,800 per year
Level
Principal
Work type
On-site · Washington

Not stated in the posting: visa.

Open. First seen 27 October 2026.

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About the role

Overview The AI Transformation team within Microsoft Frontier Company is reimagining how the company operates in the age of AI. We work across the business to transform critical end-to-end workflows, bringing people, AI agents, and systems together to create fundamentally new…

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What this role asks for

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 148 open in Software Engineering. 102 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

Python (141 of 148), C++ (140 of 148), C# (137 of 148), Java (135 of 148), C (133 of 148), JavaScript (126 of 148), Azure (89 of 148)

OTHER ROLES ON THIS TEAM

From the team and dates on Microsoft's own job board.

Other openings for this role

12 postings for this role in United States, Washington, Redmond since 26 October 2026, 11 still open. None has been taken down and posted again.

Salary context

65 other open postings titled Principal Software Engineer state a salary: median USD 198,900 to USD 274,800 a year.

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