New 
Principal Software Engineer
 Microsoft | |
 United States, Washington, Redmond | |
 Oct 14, 2025 | |
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OverviewTo delight our customers in a Cloud First world, Microsoft Azure cloud business delivers highly available online services with cutting edge features and innovative functionality lighting up on a regular basis. Availability, reliability, and performance are all key differentiators that customers demand and expect in cloud services when choosing a provider. A major factor in the quality, as experienced by our customers, is the quality of the infrastructure that is running the cloud. Cloud Hardware Infrastructure Engineering (CHIE) is a fast-growing R&D organization that designs, engineers and qualifies the entire cloud-optimized infrastructure, including advanced Compute and Storage server technology that push the technological. Our team - CRC (Cloud Readiness Certified), within CHIE, drives the hardware, firmware and infrastructure software validation lifecycle and is accountable for the quality experience of our cloud customers. Our goal is to exceed customer expectations in every aspect related to infrastructure quality. Therefore, we invest heavily in automating the validation processes, from the inception and throughout the entire h/w lifecycle. We invest in systems that continuously monitor the hardware quality in production, predict hardware failures, detect behavioral anomalies and mitigate issues before they impact customers. Our mission is to ensure a consistent high quality of production hardware through automation and smart engineering that can scale as fast as the cloud business grows. The candidate for this position has a passion for engineering excellence and user-centric design, with proficient skills in front-end web development, distributed systems, and high-quality implementation. This role requires the ability to translate customer requirements into intuitive, performant, and visually appealing user experiences, ensuring that solutions meet both technical and usability standards. We are looking for a Principal Software Engineer to join our team. We are looking for someone who combines technical leadership with hands-on expertise, guiding teams through architectural decisions, mentoring engineers, and driving best practices across the stack. A deep understanding of UX principles, accessibility, and responsive design is essential, alongside experience in building and improving high-availability services. 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.
ResponsibilitiesFoster and maintain a customer-obsessed culture, ensuring solutions reflect real user needs and deliver exceptional experiences. Envision, design, develop, and deliver software that measures and improves hardware quality at scale, while also building intuitive, performant front-end web applications. Translate customer requirements into elegant, user-friendly interfaces, applying UX principles and accessibility best practices. Collaborate with hardware architects to determine key components and drive end-to-end verification strategies. Lead technical discussions and mentor peers, ensuring engineering best practices and maintaining a high-quality bar for code and design. Solve complex problems, identify and drive solutions for systemic issues, and create new designs, architectures, standards, and methods for large-scale distributed systems. Drive improvements in live site cloud systems, enabling safe and effective testing in production environments. Champion a 'can-do' attitude across the organization, inspiring innovation and ownership. Advocate for performance optimization and responsive design, ensuring seamless user experiences across devices. Collaborate deeply with internal Azure teams and external partners, influencing technical direction and delivering integrated solutions. Embody our culture and values. | |