Principal Software Engineer/ Architect

Responsibilities

• Define and drive the technical vision for Microsoft’s Public Key Infrastructure platform and certificate lifecycle management for public and private PKIs.
• Architect and build resilient, highly scalable, low-latency services that establish trust boundaries and enable cryptographic agility.
• Design secure, reliable, observable, and reusable platform capabilities using telemetry and data to guide architecture.
• Write clean, maintainable, high-quality code while improving reliability, test coverage, diagnosability, and service health.
• Collaborate with engineering, product management, and security teams to deliver secure-by-default solutions across Microsoft’s ecosystems.
• Drive automation, testing, operational excellence, and reliability for a foundational security platform.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or a related technical field and 6+ years of technical engineering experience with coding, or equivalent experience.
• Preferred: master’s degree and 8+ years of technical engineering experience, or bachelor’s degree and 12+ years of technical engineering experience, or equivalent experience.
• Proficiency in programming languages such as C#, Rust, Go, Java, or C++.
• At least 6 years of experience architecting distributed systems is preferred.
• Experience building scalable and reliable software solutions and writing clean, maintainable, efficient code.
• Ability to meet Microsoft, customer, and/or government security screening requirements, including the Microsoft Cloud Background Check.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills, including diagnosing issues, identifying root causes, and implementing effective solutions.

Benefits

• The typical U.S. base pay range is USD $142,800–$274,800 per year; a separate range applies in the San Francisco Bay Area and New York City metropolitan area.
• Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation.
• The Microsoft Cloud Background Check is required upon hire or transfer and every two years thereafter.
• The position is open for a minimum of 5 days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until filled.