Principal Software Engineer
Location
Redmond, WA
Job Type
Full-time
Category
other-general
Posted
June 06, 2026
**Overview**
We’re building Windows into the best place in the world for developers to build, run, and ship applications—now enhanced by AI and agent-driven workflows.
As a **Principal Software Engineer** , you will shape the end-to-end developer experience on Windows—from platform capabilities and frameworks to tools, workflows, and AI-powered experiences. You will identify friction across real-world developer journeys and lead system-level improvements that make developers more productive, faster, and more successful on Windows.
This is a large scoped, individual contributor role with broad influence across Windows, developer platforms, frameworks, and AI tooling.
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 ac...
We’re building Windows into the best place in the world for developers to build, run, and ship applications—now enhanced by AI and agent-driven workflows.
As a **Principal Software Engineer** , you will shape the end-to-end developer experience on Windows—from platform capabilities and frameworks to tools, workflows, and AI-powered experiences. You will identify friction across real-world developer journeys and lead system-level improvements that make developers more productive, faster, and more successful on Windows.
This is a large scoped, individual contributor role with broad influence across Windows, developer platforms, frameworks, and AI tooling.
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 ac...