Principal Software Engineer – Identity

The Global Secure Access (GSA) team is at the forefront of redefining secure connectivity in the modern enterprise. As part of Microsoft's Entra Suite, GSA delivers a unified, identity-centric Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) platform that enables secure, seamless access to both private and internet-facing applications—whether users are in the office or working remotely. 
Our mission is to build the world's first identity-optimized SASE platform, integrating Zero Trust principles with deep observability, policy enforcement, and AI-driven insights. We empower organizations to protect their digital estate with precision, agility, and intelligence. 
 
AI Innovation in GSA – Securing the Future 
AI is central to our vision. The GSA team is pioneering the integration of AI into secure access workflows, transforming how organizations detect, govern, and respond to risk. 

 
   
Our culture:    
We are an agile team of technical engineers. Customer obsession is rooted deep in every decision we take. We move fast, allergic to over thinking and fail fast. We believe in building solutions the right way and with a "do what it takes" attitude. We are a team, a family, that will always succeed only as one team where all voices are heard, and all opinions are welcomed.   

This is a broad cross-team role with high visibility. You will collaborate closely with multiple teams across Microsoft to deliver key customer solutions and the technology to support them.  

- Lead end to end design, implementation and delivery of the future architecture for highly scalable, durable, low latency systems. 

- Build an effective and agile development organization using industry leading best practices.  

- Lead the definition of requirements, KPIs, priorities and planning of engineering deliverables.  

- Proven team building experience as well as mentoring and growing team members. 

We believe in enabling our team members to unlock their highest potential and invest a lot in building a collaborative and agile culture to achieve our business success. Join us and be part of our path to the next level of awesomeness  

• BSc in Computer Science or equivalent

• 12+ years of professional software development experience on high-scale cloud services

• Experience in server-side development, Object-Oriented Programming (OOP), and SOLID principles

• Independent, capable of making decisions in an ambiguous environment

• Hands-on experience in Machine Learning and Data Science

Preferred Qualifications:

• Expertise in designing, building, and operating large-scale distributed systems capable of sustaining rapid growth

• Technical leadership experience in high-performing, agile teams

• Strong communication skills for cross-group collaboration and effective teamwork

• Expertise with modern continuous delivery/deployment systems

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Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements is 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. 

Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request via the Accommodation request form.

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