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Posted date: Sep 16, 2025
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Category: Software Engineering
Location: Redmond, WA
Estimated salary: $222,050
Range: $139,900 - $304,200
Employment type: Full-Time
Work location type: 3 days / week in-office
Role: Individual Contributor
Description
In our personal and workspaces, we have a lot of data of different kind that is of interest to us. They could be photos, files, sports, weather etc. Tools that are available to view and browse the data are more geared towards a user finding what they are looking for. But what about the unexpected find or insight that you just happen to notice by chance? Come join the team which is working on making this possible by creating interesting and varied views on your data.We have a core team and are looking for a Principal Software Engineer who are looking to learn and contribute and make the team even better. The opportunity to be part of such a team does not come by often. Come be part of the team if this opportunity sounds interesting to you.
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.
Providing leadership to the team.Owning and driving complete features to completion.Design and development of assigned features.Debugging and fixing defects.Working on assigned tasks related to building and releasing the application.Writing test cases, automating and testing functionality.All this in collaboration with your team members.
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 or JavaOR equivalent experience. Experience with technical design for a product area or subsystem.3+ years of experience working on real-world problems including owning designs and translating them into code and debugging.Preferred Qualifications:
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 10+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or PythonOR 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 equivalent experience.Experience building applications, especially Windows Apps.Software Engineering IC5 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $139,900 - $274,800 per year. There is a different range applicable to specific work locations, within the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area, and the base pay range for this role in those locations is USD $188,000 - $304,200 per year.
Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here: https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/us-corporate-pay
Microsoft will accept applications for the role until September 26, 2025.
Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request via the Accommodation request form.
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