Microsoft

Principal Software Engineer

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

Not stated in the posting: visa.

Open. First seen 2 November 2026.

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About the role

Overview The Virtualization Core Platform (VCP) engineering team is seeking a Principal Software Engineer to help evolve Microsoft’s high-performance, security-critical virtualization platform, with an emphasis on the hypervisor and Virtual Machine Monitor (VMM). In this role…

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What this role asks for

Particular to this role

Linux · Rust

Rare in Microsoft's other 299 open postings.

Compared with Microsoft's other open jobs.

The team: Software Engineering HIRES STEADILY

This role is one of 331 open in Software Engineering. 193 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++ (298 of 331), Python (297 of 331), C# (294 of 331), C (280 of 331), Java (280 of 331), JavaScript (264 of 331), Azure (190 of 331)

OTHER ROLES ON THIS TEAM

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

Posting history

Reposted 3 times since 26 October 2026: a posting for this role in United States, Multiple Locations, Multiple Locations was taken down and the role was posted again.

Salary context

78 other open postings titled Principal Software Engineer state a salary: median USD 161,900 to USD 274,800 a year.

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