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 Microsoft is a company where passionate innovators come to collaborate, envision what can be, and take their careers further. This is a world of more possibilities, more innovation, more openness, and the sky is the limit of thinking in a cloud-enabled world. Within…

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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 350 open in Software Engineering. 216 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++ (314 of 350), Python (314 of 350), C# (309 of 350), C (294 of 350), Java (293 of 350), JavaScript (279 of 350), Azure (200 of 350)

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

83 other open postings titled Principal Software Engineer state a salary: median USD 155,000 to USD 274,800 a year.

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