Principal Software Engineer

Are you looking to make a real difference in Microsoft’s mission to empower every person and organization to achieve more, with the power of cloud computing? Do you want to work at the forefront of Cloud Computing to design, deliver & operate cloud-scale systems that are the foundation of the World’s Computer which is Azure? Do you want to be part of a highly motivated and passionate team that works together to do what it takes for our customers to be successful while having fun and learning along the way?

We pride ourselves in working without boundaries to deliver the cloud platform capable of delivering to our customers specialized needs.

If this interests you, then come join the Azure Specialized team in India. We are responsible for building and offering specialized workloads - bare-metal and software capabilities on Azure. This involves large-scale specialized solutions like VMWare, SAP Hana, super computers and more. We build high scale distributed systems for massive planetary scale, and we build systems that are fully automated end to end. Such an endeavor requires engineers with deep knowledge in computer science fundamentals, ranging from hardware, operating systems, networking, security to distributed design with focus on quality and sustainability. We need engineers with experience in open-source technologies.

• PhD, Masters or bachelor’s in computer science or equivalent industry experience.
• 12+ years of professional software engineering experience.
• Proven ability to create componentized, well-architected, scalable, and reliable software.
• Proven ability to collaborate across teams, guide, and mentor fellow engineers
• Publications and/or certifications related to cloud technologies a plus
• Proven track record of industry innovation in creating novel algorithms and advancing the state of the art is an added advantage 

Technical Skills

• Sound computer science fundamentals, fluent in concepts like multi-threading and asynchronous programming, good grasp of memory management, data structures and algorithms
• Solid Experience in building Cloud Services and/or Deep systems knowledge and experience in VMware Stack.
• Strong inclination for architecting at scale. Experience in systems side of software development, highly scalable infrastructure and distributed systems is a plus
• Excellence in design, problem solving, coding, and debugging. With passion for software quality and security
• Demonstrated experience in shipping high quality products and services is a plus

Languages/Tools Experience

• Highly proficient in software development with C, C++, C#, or Go
• Deep expertise and experience working on Linux and its ecosystem a plus
• Experience working on Kubernetes, Docker and the containers ecosystem a plus

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.

Benefits/perks listed below may vary depending on the nature of your employment with Microsoft and the country where you work.

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• Design and deliver software services that scale, secure, monitor and auto-manage specialized workloads on Azure.
• You will set an example for the team by producing high quality, extensible and maintainable code while considering efficiency, and return on investment (ROI).
• You will tackle hard distributed system problems while making changes to fundamental Azure control and data plane components, networking, and operating systems.
• Build seamless integration for specialized workloads in Azure. This would involve contributions and usage of OSS systems, writing cross-platform services that run efficiently on Windows and Linux.
• You will have to support operations of live service as issues arise on a rotational, on-call basis. Implement solutions and mitigations to more complex issues affecting performance or functionality of Live Site service and escalate as necessary.
• You will own one or more scenario that would require you to work closely across organizations and teams, to collaborate across geographies, and to lead, mentor and guide engineers in the team.
• You will get to deliver mission critical workloads. It is a fast-paced environment. Our emphasis is on value to customers and live site excellence

Leadership Responsibilities

• Engineering leadership - Assist in hiring and developing a strong team of engineers and set an example of technical excellence and customer quality.
• Drive - Desire to transform vision into concrete plans and execute them against complex challenges. Demonstrated history of delivering successful products
• Collaborate - Work with Microsoft product teams to coordinate dependencies, jointly provide updates, and continuously enhance our engineering abilities
• Communications & planning - Communicate clearly about roadmap, backlog, and team updates across the organization
• Culture - Foster a team culture that values diversity and inclusion and makes your team a great place to work