# Principal Software Engineer - Compute Graph Compiler

OverviewThe Compute Graph Compiler (CGC) team within DirectX is building core compiler and execution technologies that power the Windows Machine Learning Platform. Our mission is to make Windows the best platform for AI development and deployment, enabling efficient execution of machine learning workloads across CPUs, GPUs, and NPUs from a broad ecosystem of silicon partners. CGC sits at the heart of the Windows ML ecosystem, powering experiences used by millions of developers and customers worldwide. Our technologies enable computer vision, audio, video, gaming, and generative AI workloads across the Windows platform, including emerging AI-first experiences and next-generation Copilot+ PC capabilities. As AI becomes a fundamental platform shift, CGC is responsible for the compiler infrastructure, optimization frameworks, execution engines, and hardware abstractions that unlock the performance and efficiency of modern AI accelerators. We work closely with Microsoft AI platform teams, hardware partners, and operating system components to define the future of AI execution on Windows. We are looking for a Principal Software Engineer to help define and drive the next generation of AI c

- **Id**: 4312022
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/microsoft-principal-software-engineer-compute-graph-compiler>
- **Role**: Backend
- **Role family**: Backend
- **Seniority**: lead
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: Redmond, United States
- **Countries**: US
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Experience years min**: 6
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-11-09T21:34:35Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-11-13
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-14T12:41:41Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 4
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- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: Cloud Platforms (IaaS & PaaS), Office & Productivity Software, Gaming Consoles, Developer Tools

## Company

- **Id**: 18
- **Name**: Microsoft
- **Domain**: microsoft.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/microsoft>
- **Size band**: 5000+
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: Eightfold

### Truth index

- **Grade**: B
- **Score**: 84
- **Open postings**: 558
- **Ghost share**: 0.013
- **Stale share**: 0.57
- **Repost share**: 0.05
- **Time to fill p50 days**: 30
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-14T05:58:10Z

## Salary

- **Min**: 142800
- **Max**: 274800
- **Currency**: USD
- **Period**: year
- **Usd annual**: 274800

## Technologies

- **DirectX** — Optional: no
- **Edge AI** — Optional: no
- **Machine Learning** — Optional: no
- **Platform Engineering** — Optional: no
- **Windows** — Optional: no
- **C++** — Optional: yes
- **Computer Vision** — Optional: yes
- **Copilot** — Optional: yes

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 4

## Requirements

- **Experience years min**: 6
- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

### Education

- **Level**: bachelor
- **Optional**: no

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-14T12:41:41Z

## Visa

- Country: US; Licensed sponsor: yes; Adverts offering sponsorship 24m: 0; Sanctioned now: no; Evidence: H-1B filings in 12 months: 6,957 · green card filings: 2,767; Filings 12m: 6957

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- **Score**: 86
- **Band**: hot
- **Label**: Hiring now
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.86
- **P room**: 1
- **Age days**: 4
- **Expected fill days**: 30
- **Reasons**: conf:1, win:early, comp:brand
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-14T14:19:33Z

## Pay

- **Stated usd annual**: 274800
- **Is top pay**: yes

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