Principal Software Engineer, Agent Foundry (CoreAI)
 Microsoft | |
 United States, Washington, Redmond | |
 Oct 18, 2025 | |
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OverviewThe Foundry Agent Platform organization within Azure AI Platform is at the forefront of building the next generation of AI-driven solutions that power Microsoft's most innovative products and services. Our work underpins key Azure AI offerings, enabling intelligent, scalable, and reliable AI experiences across the Microsoft ecosystem.Within Foundry Agent Platform, our team is focused on developing advanced tools and services to build and host self-improving agents. We are seeking a Principal Software Engineer to join the Agent Foundry R&D team to build the best-in-class Agent platform to enable customers to build Agents. 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. In alignment with our Microsoft values, we are committed to cultivating an inclusive work environment for all employees to positively impact our culture every day.
ResponsibilitiesIn this role, you will Lead the design and development of large-scale hosting infrastructure and intelligent services that transform how customers build agents. Shape the platform's technical direction, drive architectural decisions, and partner with leaders across Microsoft to maximize impact. Own the technical vision and architecturefor scalable, secure, and agentic platform. Ensure platform security, compliance, and operational excellence, including entitlement management, capacity planning, and escalation support. Mentor engineers, setting best practices in distributed systems, reliability, and large-scale data platform development. Influence cross-org strategyby aligning platform priorities with AI training and product teams to deliver company-wide impact. | |