Microsoft Principal Software Engineer, Azure Experience & Ecosystems

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Job Details

Posted date: Feb 11, 2026

Category: Software Engineering

Location: Multiple Locations, Multiple Locations

Employment type: Full-Time

Work location type: 0 days / week in-office – remote

Role: Individual Contributor


Description

Overview

Developers are working hard to build our new reality, and the Azure Experience & Ecosystems Engineering team is here to help. The team’s product, Microsoft Learn, offers learning paths, content, and interactive experiences that help people develop the skills that in-demand jobs require. As such, we contribute directly to Microsoft's mission to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more.

As a Principal Software Engineer in Azure Experience & Ecosystems Engineering team, you will build the Microsoft Learn product which will positively impact how people experience Microsoft's technology. You will be responsible for building Content and Learning experiences through constant innovation, design, and implementing state-of-the-art systems. This opportunity will allow you to learn from unique engineering challenges in AI, frontend and backend services and leverage AI to shape Microsoft Learn into a trusted, personalized knowledge platform that meets developers where they are.

Microsoft’s mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. As employees we come together with a growth mindset, innovate to empower others, and collaborate to realize our shared goals. Each day we build on our values of respect, integrity, and accountability to create a culture of inclusion where everyone can thrive at work and beyond.

Responsibilities

Partners with product management, design and data analyst teams to determine user requirements for a set of scenarios.Leads identification of dependencies and the development of design documents for a product, application, service, or platform.Leads by example and mentors others to produce extensible and maintainable code used across products.Leverages subject-matter expertise of cross-product features with appropriate stakeholders (e.g., project managers) to drive multiple group's project plans, release plans, and work items.Holds accountability as a Designated Responsible Individual (DRI), mentoring engineers across products/solutions, working on-call to monitor system/product/service for degradation, downtime, or interruptions.Proactively seeks new knowledge and adapts to new trends, technical solutions, and patterns that will improve the availability, reliability, efficiency, observability, and performance of products while also driving consistency in monitoring and operations at scale and shares knowledge with other engineers.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 6+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or PythonOR equivalent experience.

Other Requirements:

Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements are required for this role. These requirements include, but are not limited to the following specialized security screenings: Microsoft Cloud Background Check: This position will be required to pass the Microsoft Cloud Background Check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter. Preferred Qualifications:Master's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 8+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or PythonOR Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 12+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or PythonOR equivalent experience.6+ years of professional experience in cloud service development  using one or more of these technologies: server-side languages (e.g., Java, C#, Python, Go, or Node.js), REST/gRPC APIs, databases (SQL or NoSQL), and cloud infrastructure (AWS, Azure, or GCP).Experience with cloud-native architecture, microservices, and asynchronous workflows.  Experience with agent-based systems, workflow engines, or declarative programming models is highly desirable.Experience with AI-assisted coding tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot) and large language models (LLMs) such as GPT or Claude Sonnet.Experience collaborating closely with product and design to shape abstractions and reference implementations that scale across use cases.

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This position will be open for a minimum of 5 days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.

Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran or military status, race, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance with religious accommodations and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations.



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