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Principal Software Engineer - HW/SW in Fleet Infrastructure

United States, Washington, RedmondFull-time2026-10-26 → 2026-11-11

Core

Design, develop, validate, and optimize hardware/software infrastructure for fleet operations, including OS, firmware, telemetry, and monitoring, while driving reliability architecture and failure analysis.

Role type

Principal Software Engineer (HW/SW)

Builds

Hyperscale fleet infrastructure, hardware repair systems, telemetry platforms, and monitoring tools for AI and agentic workloads.

Domain

Hardware/Software convergence, datacenter infrastructure, fleet operations, silicon integration.

Required skills

C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, Python, hardware platform design, firmware development, OS integration, driver development, datacenter infrastructure software, storage systems, networking, failure analysis, root cause investigation, predictive diagnostics, automation, cross-organizational strategy influence, mentoring.

Preferred skills

New Product Introduction (NPI), platform validation, deployment readiness, lifecycle management, fleet-scale hardware operations, silicon provider collaboration, OEM/ODM engagement.

Technologies

M365 substrate, telemetry systems, observability platforms, automation frameworks.

Responsibilities

Design hardware and firmware reliability architecture; drive failure analysis and root cause investigation for critical live-site incidents; establish engineering standards and observability patterns; evolve infrastructure strategy for AI and agentic workloads; mentor early-career engineers.

Seniority

Principal, hands-on IC with strategic influence and mentorship.