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Principal Software Engineer

📍 Location
Redmond
⏰ Job Type
Full-time
📅 Posted
June 06, 2026

About the Role

**Overview**

The Microsoft Content team powers AI-driven experiences for more than 1B users across Copilot, Bing, Edge, Windows, and Xbox. We are seeking a Principal Software Engineer to define and lead the technical direction for the next generation of intelligent, large-scale content platforms.

In this role you will be responsible for shaping multi-year technical strategy, driving architectural coherence across organizations, and building systems that serve as foundational platforms for multiple product surfaces.

You will lead the design and evolution of distributed backend systems, cloud-native infrastructure, and data platforms that operate at global scale with strict requirements for availability, latency, security, and cost efficiency. These systems form the backbone for intelligent user experiences and must be designed for long-term extensibility and operational excellence.

Building on this foundation, you will guide the integration of LLM-pow...

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