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Posted date: Sep 16, 2025
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Category: Software Engineering
Location: Multiple Locations, Multiple Locations
Estimated salary: $222,050
Range: $139,900 - $304,200
Employment type: Full-Time
Travel amount: 25.0%
Work location type: 0 days / week in-office - remote
Role: Individual Contributor
Description
Are you passionate about building intuitive user experiences and scalable APIs that empower millions of customers to make informed decisions about their cloud investments? The Azure Cost Management and Pricing team is looking for a Principal Software Engineer - Azure CMP to help shape the future of cost transparency and pricing tools across Microsoft Azure.This role offers a unique opportunity to work at the intersection of cost optimization and pricing estimation, delivering solutions that help organizations visualize, monitor, and manage their cloud spend while planning future investments.
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.
Design and develop user-facing experiences for Azure Cost Management, enabling customers to track cloud usage, analyze trends, and optimize efficiency.Build and maintain robust APIs that power cost management dashboards and integrate with other Azure services.Contribute to Azure Pricing + Calculators, including services like Cost Card, Pricing Calculator, and Microsoft Pricing Experiences.Collaborate with product managers, designers, and other engineers to deliver seamless experiences on the Azure Marketing Site.Ensure high performance, reliability, and scalability of services used by millions of users globally.Drive engineering excellence through code reviews, automated testing, and continuous integration.
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, TypeScript, or PythonOR equivalent experience. 6+ years of proficiency building scalable web applications or RESTful APIs.5+ years of strong problem-solving skillsOther 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 Python OR 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 Python OR equivalent experience.5+ years of experience leading engineering teams in building customer-facing products, with a strong emphasis on mentoring engineers and fostering a culture of technical excellence, inclusion, and continuous improvement.5+ years of proficiency with cloud-native architecture, microservices, and asynchronous workflows, alongside a strong background in agent-based systems, workflow engines, or declarative programming models.5+ years of working closely with product and design teams to shape scalable abstractions and reference implementations that serve diverse use cases.5+ years of navigating ambiguity and driving clarity in early-stage platform development, ensuring alignment and momentum across engineering efforts.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.
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Microsoft will accept applications for the role until October 6, 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. 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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