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# Principal Software Engineer

- **Company:** Microsoft
- **Location:** Olympia, WA, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $142,800.0 - $274,800.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** C (Programming Language), Artificial Intelligence, Big Data, Microsoft Online Services, C Sharp (Programming Language), C++ (Programming Language), Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Code Review, Monitoring of Systems, Python (Programming Language), Reliability Engineering, Software Engineering, Rust (Programming Language), Cloud Platform System, Kubernetes, Information Technology, Free and Open-Source Software, Data Pipelines, Golang
- **Published:** August 12, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.techcareers.com/job.asp?id=3348133263&tx=JL4943FFF&pt=1&aff=0B19D771-A501-4A5E-8338-2A822B784D54&utm_source=Job%20Feed&utm_medium=textkernel&utm_campaign=DE&utm_term=0B19D771-A501-4A5E-8338-2A822B784D54

## About the Role

* ??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 Rust, C, C++, C#, Go, or Python OR equivalent experience.?, 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., * ??Master's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 8+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, Rust, C, C++, C#, Go, or Python OR Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 12+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, Rust, C, C++, C#, Go, or Python OR equivalent experience.
 * Experience with observability systems, telemetry pipelines, monitoring platforms, OpenTelemetry, or cloud-native infrastructure.
 * Experience with Kubernetes, containers, cloud platforms, or large-scale data processing systems.?
 * Demonstrated experience with Rust coding language.
 * Experience contributing to or working with large-scale open source projects.

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## Description

The Azure Monitor Agents Team is looking for a Principal Software Engineer to help us accelerate modernization of reliable and cost-efficient managed telemetry pipelines delivering observability data from Azure to a plethora of destinations. This includes data collection, processing, transformations, and egress, all with a particular focus on security, privacy, and performance. Beyond individual contributions, you'll collaborate across teams, mentor engineers, and help establish technical direction and engineering standards as the platform evolves, enabling strategic growth.?, ??As a Principal Engineer on our team you will:

 * Own the design, implementation, and operation of cloud-scale solutions, telemetry platforms, data pipelines, and infrastructure components.
 * Drive cross-team alignment and execution for initiatives that span multiple services or organizations.
 * Improve AI tools and practices across the software development lifecycle, and experiment with them to improve capabilities and adoption.
 * Drive technical direction for significant product areas and influence architectural decisions across multiple teams.
 * Partner with product management, SRE, security, compliance, CSS, and platform teams to deliver end-to-end solutions.
 * Establish and champion engineering best practices for design reviews, code reviews, testing, deployment, monitoring, and incident response.
 * Investigate and resolve highly complex production issues, performing root cause analysis and driving long-term correcting actions.?
 * Embody our culture (https://careers.microsoft.com/v2/global/en/culture) and values (https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/about/corporate-values)


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