Back-End Principal Software Engineer

AECOM; Redmond (WA); Hybrid; USD 139,000 - 275,000; Full time

Job summary

Une entreprise mondiale leader dans les technologies de l'information recherche un Back-End Principal Software Engineer pour rejoindre son équipe à Redmond, Washington. Le candidat idéal aura une solide expérience dans le développement de systèmes scalables et résilients, travaillant avec des technologies à la pointe. Ce rôle stratégique offre l'opportunité de diriger des projets innovants au sein d'un environnement dynamique, tout en contribuant à la mission de Microsoft de sécuriser les plateformes numériques pour les utilisateurs du monde entier.

Qualifications

• Expérience technique de plus de 6 ans en ingénierie avec diverses langages de programmation.
• Au moins 3 ans dans des services cloud ou systèmes distribués.
• Capacité à respecter les exigences de sécurité Microsoft.

Responsibilities

• Concevoir et construire des services distribués à grande échelle.
• Diriger le cycle de vie de développement logiciel complet.
• Améliorer la sécurité et la fiabilité des produits.

Skills

C

C++

C#

Java

JavaScript

Python

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical discipline

Master's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field

Job description

Security represents the most critical priorities for our customers in a world awash in digital threats, regulatory scrutiny, and estate complexity. Microsoft Security aspires to make the world a safer place for all. We want to reshape security and empower every user, customer, and developer with a security cloud that protects them with end to end, simplified solutions. The Microsoft Security organization accelerates Microsoft’s mission and bold ambitions to ensure that our company and industry is securing digital technology platforms, devices, and clouds in our customers’ heterogeneous environments, as well as ensuring the security of our own internal estate. Our culture is centered on embracing a growth mindset, a theme of inspiring excellence, and encouraging teams and leaders to bring their authentic selves each day. In doing so, we create life-changing innovations that impact billions of lives around the world.

**Microsoft Entra ID Team** (previously known as Azure Active Directory) is under Microsoft Security organization and is at the center of Microsoft’s cloud strategy. It consists of critical authentication, authorization, and directory services that are used by the millions of Azure, Office 365, XBOX and Windows users worldwide. The backend directory store is at the heart of Microsoft Entra ID architecture. It hosts millions of tenants and billions of identities. It serves billions of requests per day in the stacks powering core authentication and programmability.Our team is evolving the backend directory store to address the needs for the next decade and we are looking for a **Back-End Principal Software Engineer** to help us do that. You will have an opportunity to lead the work on the latest technologies in storage and distributed systems and apply innovative algorithms for solving problems at scale and high performance. Our culture promotes diversity, multiculturalism, and inclusion and is clearly reflected inallthethingswe do. Our team has an effective sense of accountability and provides its members with many opportunities for learning and career growth.

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.

This **Hybrid Position** is located at our Microsoft office in **Redmond, Washington** . Relocation support will be provided, and successful candidates will need to relocate or reside within 50 miles of the field location.

**Responsibilities**

+ **Design, build, and evolve hyper-scale distributed services** **:** Architect and implement cloud-native systems that are scalable, secure, and resilient, supporting millions of users globally.

+ **Own the full software development lifecycle** **:** Lead projects from ideation through deployment and support, including planning, design, coding, testing, and monitoring.

+ **Drive engineering proficiency and reliable practices** **:** Champion clean code, automated testing, CI/CD, and documentation standards to ensure high-quality, maintainable software.

+ **Enhance product security, performance, and reliability** **:** Proactively identify and resolve issues related to system vulnerabilities, latency, and fault tolerance.

+ **Lead live-site operations and incident response** **:** Improve service availability and operational efficiency through robust monitoring, alerting, and on-call practices.

+ **Mentor and collaborate across teams** **:** Provide technical leadership, share knowledge, and foster a culture of continuous learning and innovation.

+ **Demonstrate customer empathy and curiosity** **:** Use customer feedback and telemetry to guide decisions, ask thoughtful questions, and continuously seek to improve the user experience.

**Qualifications**

**Required Qualifications** :

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

+ OR equivalent experience.

+ 3+ years of experience designing, building, and operating scalable, highly available cloud services or distributed systems on platforms such as Azure, AWS, GCP, or comparable cloud environments.

**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.

**Additional or Preferred Qualifications:**

+ 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 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 equivalent experience.

+ 5+ years of experience designing, building, and operating scalable, highly available cloud services or distributed systems on platforms such as Azure, AWS, GCP, or comparable cloud environments.

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 **June** **24th, 2025.**

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Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. Consistent with applicable law, 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 and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations (https://careers.microsoft.com/v2/global/en/accessibility.html) .