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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.\nOur mission is to enable secure tenant creation, centralized configuration management, seamless onboarding of existing tenants, and discovery of unknown organizational tenants - all while meeting the strict governance and security requirements of large organizations. We are building the next generation of Tenant Governance solutions for large-scale enterprises, including Fortune 500 organizations. As part of our team, you will help design and develop systems that simplify and secure the management of multiple tenants across complex environments. Join the Tenant Governance team and be part of a fast-paced environment where your work makes an immediate impact. You’ll take on technically complex challenges in cloud, security, and large-scale governance that will push your problem-solving skills to new levels. Along the way, you’ll gain a great learning opportunity, working with cutting-edge technologies and some of the most security-conscious organizations in the world.\nResponsibilities\nWe are looking for a Principal Engineer with deep experience designing and operating high-throughput, multi-tenant cloud services, and a demonstrated ability to define end-to-end architectures across service, data, security, reliability, and operational boundaries. You will apply broad technical depth to make sound architectural trade-offs, establish durable engineering patterns, anticipate failure modes, and guide teams toward secure, scalable, diagnosable, and maintainable solutions. 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These requirements include but are not limited to the following specialized security screenings:\nMicrosoft Cloud Background Check: This position will be required to pass the Microsoft Cloud Background Check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter.\nSoftware Engineering IC5 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $142,800 - $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.\nCertain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here:\nhttps://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/us-corporate-pay\nThis position will be open for a minimum of 5 days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.\nMicrosoft is an equal opportunity employer. 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