Software engineer jobs in Maple Valley, WA and nearby (2,854 jobs)

Software engineer jobs within 25 miles of Maple Valley, WA. Nearby towns and cities are included. Distances are straight-line, not driving distances.

Counted Nov 8, 2026

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Open jobs: 2,854
Employers: 345

Advertised starting pay

Average starting payUSD / year: $153,918Across 880 listings
Average starting payUSD / hour: $46.93Across 40 listings

Employer-advertised starting pay, not employee salaries. Currencies and pay periods stay separate.

Where work happens

Remote: 0%0 listings
Hybrid: 8%236 listings
On-site: 23%646 listings

Not specified: 69% (1,972 listings)

Employers hiring include Microsoft Corporation (356), Amazon.com Services LLC (280), Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc. (158).

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These figures describe the listings on this role page at the date shown, not the whole job market. Listings can change.

Employer-listed minimums from at least 10 listings per currency and pay period. These are advertised starting amounts, not employee salaries. Jobs without a minimum and unusual amounts are excluded.

Hybrid and on-site classifications may be inferred from descriptions. Check the original ad. How we count

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Software engineer jobs in Maple Valley, WA and nearby

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Senior Software Engineer - CoreAI
Microsoft
Redmond, WA
- $119,800 to $261,000 USD / year
App Service is a Platform as a Service (PaaS) offering and one of the top services in Azure all-up. As a Senior Software Engineer - CoreAI, you will have a chance to work on the largest…
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Software Engineer 2 - CoreAI
Microsoft
Redmond, WA
- $102,100 to $219,200 USD / year
The Cloud App and Tools team in CoreAI is looking for a Software Engineer 2 - CoreAI to help us build the next generation of Azure libraries and developer tooling. Our missi
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Principal Software Engineer - AI Experiences, Monetization
Microsoft
Redmond, WA
- $142,800 to $304,200 USD / year
…applications customers use every day? Want to use AI to change how software is built and delivered? If so, we'd love to hear from…
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Principal Software Engineer - Microsoft Advertising
Microsoft
Redmond, WA
- $142,800 to $304,200 USD / year
This Principal Software Engineer role owns core architectural and technical evolution of the platform, focusing on modernization, performance, scalability, experimentation infrastruc
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Principal Software Engineer-M365
Microsoft
Redmond, WA
- $142,800 to $304,200 USD / year
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Software Engineer II
Microsoft
Redmond, WA
- $102,100 to $219,200 USD / year
We are looking for a Software Engineer II to join the Special Projects and Resources Team (SPARTANs) in M365 Core – Substrate. SPARTANs take on strategic projects and difficult engineering…
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Senior Software Engineer
Microsoft
Redmond, WA
- $119,800 to $261,000 USD / year
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Principal Software Engineer
Microsoft
Redmond, WA
- $142,800 to $304,200 USD / year
…Engagement and Engineering Direct Team is seeking a Principal Software Engineer to own the architecture for secure, enterprise-scale platforms spanning supportability, customer-centric…
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Senior Software Engineer, Foundry IQ - CoreAI
Microsoft
Redmond, WA
- $119,800 to $261,000 USD / year
As a Senior Software Engineer, you will build infrastructure that protects customer data and keeps search
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Software Engineer Data & AI II (Full Time) – United States
Cisco
Seattle, WA
- Full-time
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Software Development Engineer, Platform Engineering and Services (AFT Labor Insights)
Amazon
Bellevue, WA
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Software Engineer, Video SWE
Meta
Redmond, WA
Meta's Wearables Media Codec and Framework team develops the video encoding and media capture software that powers wearable experiences. We are looking for a Video Codec Software Engineer…
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Software Development Engineer, Selection Economics Tech
Amazon
Seattle, WA
We are hiring software engineers with a strong sense of ownership and a passion for delivering large-scale solutions to support seller growth internationally. This is an opportunity to join…
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Software Development Engineer, Security Foundations, Stores Security
Amazon
Seattle, WA
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Software Development Engineer, Amazon Private Brands
Amazon
Seattle, WA
As a Software Development Engineer II on our team, you will design and build the AI-powered components and features t
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Senior Software Engineer, Capacity & Efficiency Engineering (CEE) - Planning
Uber
Seattle, WA
- $202,000 to $224,000 USD / year
Engineering at Uber means building for real-world impact under real-world constraints. As a Senior Software Engineer on CEE, you will architect the systems that decide how much…
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Software Development Engineer II, AWS Throttling
Amazon
Seattle, WA
AWS is the backbone for the world's software. In order to successfully support this mission we build large scale services that support trillions of transactions. In order to ensure that…
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Software Engineer
T-Mobile USA, Inc.
Bellevue, WA
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Senior Software Engineer, Cloud Platform
Microsoft
Redmond, WA
- $119,800 to $261,000 USD / year
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Principal Software Engineer
Microsoft
Redmond, WA
- $142,800 to $304,200 USD / year
We are looking to welcome a Principal Software Engineer to a group of innovative, energetic and diverse engineers on the CoPilot Runtime Platform team, which is the engineering organization…
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Software Engineer II - CTJ - TS/SCI
Microsoft
Redmond, WA
- $102,100 to $219,200 USD / year
Microsoft has an exciting opportunity for a Software Engineer in the Cloud+AI Silver Team. This team will be responsible for deploying and operating a Secure Work Area, including the…
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Principal Software Engineer - AI Experiences, Advertising
Microsoft
Redmond, WA
- $142,800 to $304,200 USD / year
If you're a Principal Software Engineer passionate about AI innovation, Copilot experiences, and building systems that empower thousands of sellers a
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Senior Software Engineer
Microsoft
Redmond, WA
- $119,800 to $261,000 USD / year
If you’re a Senior Software Engineer passionate about AI innovation, Copilot experiences, and building systems that empower thousands of sellers and
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Principal Software Engineer
Microsoft
Redmond, WA
- $142,800 to $304,200 USD / year
As a Principal Software Engineer, on the Substrate Application Platform team, you will help build the next generation platform for internal and external developers and agents to access M365…
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Principal Software Engineer - Cloud Infrastructure & AI Systems
Microsoft
Redmond, WA
- $142,800 to $304,200 USD / year

Microsoft

Principal Software Engineer

WA, United States
Redmond, WA, United States
Redmond, United States

$142,800 to $304,200 USD / year

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Job details

Pay: $142,800 to $304,200 USD / year
Apply by: Apr 25, 2027
Posting language: English
Posted: Oct 27, 2026

Original job description

Overview

The OIC team within Microsoft’s Substrate organization is looking for a Principal Software Engineer to help shape the next generation of intelligent cloud service operations. Our team builds large-scale distributed platforms that help engineers understand the health of complex cloud services, detect and diagnose failures, and recover safely and efficiently. We are evolving service operations through advances in AI, automation, telemetry, distributed systems, and intelligent diagnosis, with the goal of improving service reliability and protecting customer experiences. As a Principal Software Engineer, you will provide technical leadership across complex engineering problems that span multiple services and teams. You will help define architecture and technical strategy, turn ambiguous problems into scalable solutions, and influence the evolution of platforms used to operate some of Microsoft’s large-scale cloud services. This is an opportunity to work at the intersection of distributed systems, cloud platforms, AI-assisted engineering, and large-scale service operations, while influencing technical direction across teams and organizations.

Microsoft’s mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. 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.

Responsibilities

Provide technical leadership for the architecture and evolution of large-scale distributed cloud platforms and services.
Identify and solve complex, ambiguous engineering problems and translate them into clear technical strategies and scalable architectures.
Lead the design of systems that use AI and automation to improve how cloud services are monitored, investigated, diagnosed, and operated.
Define reusable platform capabilities, APIs, architectural patterns, and engineering standards that enable multiple teams to build and innovate efficiently.
Drive architectural decisions across multiple services and engineering teams, balancing scalability, reliability, security, performance, extensibility, and engineering velocity.
Partner across engineering, product management, and architecture disciplines to translate customer and business needs into long-term technical investments.
Lead complex initiatives from early problem definition and architecture through implementation, rollout, and operational maturity.
Establish strong engineering practices around quality, testing, observability, security, privacy, and operational excellence.
Use production learnings and data to identify systemic improvements and influence future platform investments.
Mentor engineers and technical leaders and raise the engineering bar through design reviews, technical guidance, and hands-on leadership.
Build strong partnerships across organizational boundaries and drive alignment when solutions require multiple teams or technologies.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 6+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python
OR equivalent experience.

Other Requirements:

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

Preferred Qualifications:

Master's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 8+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python
OR Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 12+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python
OR equivalent experience.
Experience designing, building, and operating large-scale distributed systems, cloud services, or platform technologies.
Experience with AI-assisted systems, AI agents, machine learning, or intelligent automation.
Experience with observability technologies, including metrics, logs, traces, telemetry pipelines, or service-health systems.
Experience with workflow, orchestration, or automation platforms.
Experience building extensible platforms, frameworks, or developer experiences used by multiple engineering teams.
Demonstrated ability to define a technical vision and translate it into an executable, long-term engineering strategy.
Experience mentoring senior engineers and developing technical leadership across an organization.

Software 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.

Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here: https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/us-corporate-pay

This position will be open for a minimum of 5 days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.

Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran or military status, race, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance with religious accommodations and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations.

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