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 5 November 2026.

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About the role

Overview We are the team responsible for delivering efficient and innovative Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) techniques for Microsoft's online advertising platforms. The team's mission is to leverage advances in large language models (LLMs) and deep learning to improve efficiency…

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What this role asks for

Particular to this role

Deep Learning · Docker · Kubernetes · MLOps · PyTorch · TensorFlow

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 407 open in Software Engineering. 275 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++ (366 of 407), Python (364 of 407), C# (356 of 407), C (339 of 407), Java (338 of 407), JavaScript (322 of 407), Azure (231 of 407)

OTHER ROLES ON THIS TEAM

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

Posting history

Reposted 9 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

92 other open postings titled Principal Software Engineer state a salary: median USD 143,342 to USD 274,800 a year.

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