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Principal Software Engineer

United States, Washington, Redmond💼 Full-time🗓 2026-08-03 → 2026-09-26

Core

Define technical vision and architecture for large systems, lead cross-team engineering initiatives, and drive technical strategy aligned with business objectives.

Role type

Principal Software Engineer (Strategy & Architecture)

Builds

Large-scale services or products

Domain

Distributed systems, Cloud computing, System architecture

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | infrastructure

Required skills

System architecture, Distributed systems, Cloud computing, Performance and scalability, Security and reliability engineering, Strategic thinking, Technical influence without direct authority, Executive-level communication, Organizational problem solving

Preferred skills

Designing scalable and secure systems, Guiding teams in implementing engineering practices, Developing engineering talent and future technical leaders

Technologies

C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, Python

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