Principal Front-End CAD Software Engineer

Required Qualifications:  

• 9+ years of related technical engineering experience
  • OR Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field AND 6+ years technical engineering experience or internship experience
  • OR Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field AND 4+ years technical engineering experience or internship experience
  • OR Doctorate degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field AND 3+ years technical engineering experience.
• Experience writing software with industry standard languages like Python, TCL, Perl, C/C++ (Python preferred)
• Experience owning and driving end to end software development life cycle for multiple complex software projects.
• Knowledge of common programming paradigms (Object-Oriented, Functional, etc)

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: 

• 12+ years technical engineering experience 
  • OR Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field AND 9+ years technical engineering experience 
  • OR Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field AND 6+ years technical engineering experience 
  • OR Doctorate degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field AND 4+ years technical engineering experience. 

• Understanding of software design patterns.
• Well-rounded and familiar with silicon design Tools, Flows and Methodologies.
• Experience with continuous integration systems.
• Expertise in Computer Architecture, as well as CPU/SoC design principles.
• Expertise in Azure environments, Azure Security and DevOps concepts
• Exposure to Design and Verification execution and flows/infrastructure that is used
• Leadership skills driving teams and working cross functionally

Silicon Engineering IC5 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $137,600 - $267,000 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 $180,400 - $294,000 per year.

Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here:

Microsoft will accept applications for the role until February 6, 2025.