Microsoft

Principal Software Engineer

United States, Washington, Redmond
Salary
$165,600 - $296,400 per year
Level
Principal
Work type
On-site · Washington

Not stated in the posting: visa.

Open. First seen 3 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 thinking in a cloud-enabled world. Microsoft’s…

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What this role asks for

Particular to this role

Linux · MySQL · PostgreSQL · Power BI · SQL

Rare in Microsoft's other 299 open postings.

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 348 open in Software Engineering. 224 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++ (311 of 348), Python (310 of 348), C# (307 of 348), Java (290 of 348), C (288 of 348), JavaScript (275 of 348), Azure (200 of 348)

OTHER ROLES ON THIS TEAM

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

Posting history

Reposted 6 times since 26 October 2026: a posting for this role in United States, Washington, Redmond was taken down and the role was posted again.

Salary context

82 other open postings titled Principal Software Engineer state a salary: median USD 154,525 to USD 274,800 a year.

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