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You help evolve engineering practices to scale responsible, safe AI-enabled systems with measurable productivity gains.ResponsibilitiesSet the long-term technical vision and strategy for agentic engineering across WSSILead architecture-to-production efforts and guide AI squads from experiments to adoptionDesign and implement closed-loop agentic systems with telemetry, diagnostics, and automated workflowsDefine scalable architecture for agentic workflows, including orchestration, tool integration, and observabilityCreate compelling demonstrations and technical narratives to communicate impact to leadershipEstablish rigorous standards for production AI systems, including evaluation, safeguards, and reliabilityMeasure engineering impact with outcome metrics and feedback loopsDrive cross-organizational alignment on architecture and standardsEstablish responsible AI, security, privacy, and human oversight standardsMentor engineers and build communities to scale agentic capabilities across WSSIStay ahead of industry advances and translate them into durable engineering improvementsIdentify opportunities to broaden WSSI impact and partner with other teams across MicrosoftKey requirementsBachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field8+ years of software/network/service/systems engineering experienceAbility to pass Microsoft Cloud Background Check and security screeningsLeadership and influence without direct authorityCross-functional collaborationStrategic thinking and storytellingExperience with AI-assisted engineering tools in software developmentArchitecting production agentic systems (orchestration, context engineering, tool integration)Telemetry-driven issue detection, automated diagnostics, and closed-loop verification","company":"Microsoft","rawCompany":"microsoft","city":"Seattle","state":"WA","isRemote":false,"isActive":false,"createdAt":"2026-10-26T13:27:52.578Z","occupations":[{"code":"15-1299.08","title":"Computer Systems Engineers/Architects","slug":"computer-systems-engineers-architects"},{"code":"15-1252.00","title":"Software Developers","slug":"software-developers"},{"code":"15-1211.00","title":"Computer Systems Analysts","slug":"computer-systems-analysts"}],"industries":[{"code":"541512","title":"Computer Systems Design Services","slug":"computer-systems-design-services"},{"code":"541511","title":"Custom Computer Programming Services","slug":"custom-computer-programming-services"},{"code":"513210","title":"Software Publishers","slug":"software-publishers"}],"jobPosting":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"JobPosting","title":"Principal Software Engineer - Agentic Engineering","description":"OverviewIn this role you drive the technical direction for agentic engineering within Windows Silicon and System Integration (WSSI). 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