New

Principal Software Engineer

Microsoft
$139,900.00 - $274,800.00 / yr
United States, California, Santa Clara
Jan 19, 2026
Overview Microsoft Silicon, Cloud Hardware, and Infrastructure Engineering (SCHIE) is the team behind Microsoft's expanding Cloud Infrastructure and responsible for powering Microsoft's "Intelligent Cloud" mission. SCHIE delivers the core infrastructure and foundational technologies for Microsoft's over 200 online businesses including Bing, MSN, Office 365, Xbox Live, Teams, OneDrive, and the Microsoft Azure platform globally with our server and data center infrastructure, security and compliance, operations, globalization, and manageability solutions. Our focus is on smart growth, high efficiency, and delivering a trusted experience to customers and partners worldwide and we are looking for passionate, high-energy engineers to help achieve that mission. The Data Processing Unit (DPU) team brings together state-of-the-art software and hardware expertise to create a highly programmable and high-performance ASIC with the capability to efficiently handle large data streams. Thanks to its integrated design, this solution empowers teams to operate with increased agility and deliver significantly superior performance compared to CPU-based alternatives. We are seeking a Principal Software Engineer to join our DPU Build and Tools team responsible for leading software projects for Automated Test Platform and associated tools, integrating with build flows/pipelines. You will bring your Software Engineer experience to contribute to DPU Test Infrastructure and related software. Your contributions will have a wide impact across Azure through the development of the latest generation PCIe adapter cards. Responsibilities As a DPU Build&Tools Engineer you will be responsible for the following: Test infra Redesign/refactor existing Automated Test Platform to meet new standards for reliability, scalability, performance and security Improve and maintain infrastructure that allows DPU engineers to test their code on emulators and pre-production silicon/systems. Work with engineering teams to identify future requirements for automated test platform, infrastructure, test frameworks and automation Develop test-related tooling, frameworks, and automation that improves developer productivity Build Infra Integrate with build infra. Help DPU team move existing build infra toward Azure services and platforms while keeping existing hardware and software development making rapid progress Qualifications Required Qualifications: Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field 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. 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. PreferredQualifications: 7+ years technical engineering experience with developing Test automation systems/platforms for embedded systems. 5+ years of experience with web and REST (Application Programming Interface) APIs apps 5+ years of experience working in projects related to tooling, automation and test frameworks/infrastructure, in a SWE capacity. 3+ years of experience working with software build, build pipelines and processes (build and release mgmt). C/C++ 2+ years of experience with embedded systems 3+ years of experience in automating infrastructure (on-prem, cloud)(infra orchestration) 3+ years of experience in monitoring&logging systems, data analytics platforms. Knowledge of Infrastructure: networking, storage, embedded systems, or operating systems (Windows, Linux) Experience with containerized, virtualized environments. Micro-services approach. 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 This position will be open for a minimum of 5 days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled. Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. 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 with religious accommodations and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations.