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 4 November 2026.

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About the role

Overview AI agents are becoming part of how every organization works, and someone has to build the platform they run on. That's us. The Agent 365 Foundation team builds the shared infrastructure behind Microsoft's agent platform. Agents across Microsoft 365, Dynamics 365, Power…

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What this role asks for

Particular to this role

Kubernetes · Power Platform

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 377 open in Software Engineering. 253 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 (339 of 377), C++ (338 of 377), C# (331 of 377), C (315 of 377), Java (313 of 377), JavaScript (300 of 377), Azure (215 of 377)

OTHER ROLES ON THIS TEAM

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

Posting history

Reposted 7 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

88 other open postings titled Principal Software Engineer state a salary: median USD 153,025 to USD 274,800 a year.

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