Principal Engineer

Location: Portland
Posted on: June 23, 2025

Job Description:

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 Microsofts 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. As Microsofts cloud business continues to grow the ability to deploy new offerings and hardware infrastructure on time, in high volume with high quality and lowest cost is of paramount importance. To achieve this goal, the Hardware, Infrastructure Management, and Fundamentals Engineering (HIFE) team is instrumental in defining and delivering operational measures of success for hardware manufacturing, improving the planning process, quality, delivery, scale and sustainability related to Microsoft cloud hardware. We are looking for seasoned engineers with a dedicated passion for customer focused solutions, insight and industry knowledge to envision and implement future technical solutions that will manage and optimize the Cloud infrastructure. We are looking for a Principal Engineer to join the team. 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 Qualifications Required/Minimum Qualifications Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related field AND 8 years technical engineering experience OR Master’s Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related field AND 7 years technical engineering experience OR equivalent experience. Technical leadership as a platform or software architect or validation architect or a lead debug engineer or equivalent industry experience leadership position. Proficient understanding of modern server or datacenter architectures or System on Chip features like virtualization technologies or major architectural blocks like Memory Controllers or Central Processing Units or Storage or Networking solutions for Cloud or Datacenter infrastructures Capable of leading technical deep dives into datacenter software solutions used in at scale environments or datacenter infrastructure and data systems, cloud native operating systems, or virtualization technologies. 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. Additional or Preferred Qualifications Bachelors Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related field AND 12 years technical engineering experience OR Masters Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related field AND 8 years technical engineering experience OR Doctorate Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related field AND 5 years technical engineering experience OR equivalent experience. Platform or system level debug and validation experience Data analytical skills- Knowing how to use large scale data and analytical tools. Excellent communication skills using various forms of media. Able to plan work, and work to a plan adapting as necessary in a rapidly evolving Environment. Individual effectiveness skills such as discipline, time management, decision making, planning, and organizing work, summarizing results through technical reports Self-driven, self-motivated individual must be able work independently as well as collaboratively in a team environment and across the team of engineers. Hardware 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 Microsoft will accept applications for the role until June 25, 2025. Responsibilities Lead development and implementation of end to end debug solutions for @scale datacenter systems. Lead collaboration projects with hardware, firmware and software teams that drive root cause analysis. Accountable for successful execution of targeted defect reduction projects. Provide technical recommendations on at scale test content deployment technologies. Lead resolution of complex problems based on technical and business understanding. Develop world class at scale debug methodologies, test strategies and test routines in data center solutions. Solve problems relating to mission critical services and build automation to drive debug efficiency. Effectively communicate with partners and stakeholders for planning and progress on initiatives using data. Other Embody our Culture and Values

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