Principal Software Engineer

Microsoft is a company where passionate innovators come to collaborate, envision what can be and take their careers further. This is a world of more possibilities, more innovation, more openness, and the sky is the limit thinking in a cloud-enabled world. 
 
Microsoft’s Azure Data engineering team is leading the transformation of analytics in the world of data with products like databases, data integration, big data analytics, messaging & real-time analytics, and business intelligence. The products our portfolio include are Microsoft Fabric, Azure SQL DB, Azure Cosmos DB, Azure PostgreSQL, Azure Data Factory, Azure Synapse Analytics, Azure Service Bus, Azure Event Grid, and Power BI. Our mission is to build the data platform for the age of AI, powering a new class of data-first applications and driving a data culture. 

​​Within Azure Data, the databases team builds and maintains Microsoft's operational Database systems. We store and manage data in a structured way to enable multitude of applications across various industries. We are on a journey to enable developer friendly, mission-critical, AI enabled operational Databases across relational, non-relational and OSS offerings. 
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​​Microsoft Azure SQL DB is a leader in managed relational database business and we are growing rapidly. The Azure SQL Database service has millions of databases under its management. With this unprecedented growth come exciting technical challenges at scales previously unimaginable. Large enterprises and SaaS providers are migrating to Microsoft Azure bringing large volume of data and manageability requirements. Azure SQL DB Control Plane is processing tens of billions of REST API calls every month with predictable SLA and 100% consistency, tolerating underlying system failures, software and hardware upgrades and reconfiguration. It orchestrates complex workflows spanning multiple services in Azure and within Azure SQL DB clusters. Customers expect 100% availability and instant elasticity of databases that scale up and down with demand regardless of their size.  
 
Azure SQL DB Control Plane has bold vision. We are looking for a passionate, motivated and experienced Principal software engineer with design and leadership skills to join the team. You will have an opportunity to shape and build the next generation of Control Plane platform designed for 100x customer and request volume growth, create new technology that enables placement and optimal capacity utilization within a cluster and a region, design and implement solution for management at massive scale for large customers, mine insights from telemetry and behavior of large distributed systems, learn and contribute to design of service software stack, datacenter design and network topology. Working with a team in a distributed system, your work will influence the technical direction of the Azure SQL DB service architecture and shape the platform across the entire Azure Cloud ecosystem.   
 
The group fosters a diverse and inclusive work culture that prioritizes people at all times. We spend our days collaborating with, teaching, and learning from a diverse set of world class engineers. We develop, test, and check code in every day. We do not just value differences or different perspectives, we seek them out and invite them in so we can tap into the collective power of everyone in the company. As a result, our customers are better served.  

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We do not just value differences or different perspectives. We seek them out and invite them in so we can tap into the collective power of everyone in the company. As a result, our customers are better served.

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.

In alignment with our Microsoft values, we are committed to cultivating an inclusive work environment for all employees to positively impact our culture every day.

Required/Minimum Qualifications 

• ​​Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, or related technical discipline 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.​
• 4+ years of experience with distributed systems.
• 3+ years of experience with cloud platforms.

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/Additional Qualifications 

• ​​Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 10+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python.
  • OR 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 equivalent experience.
• 2+ years of experience in designing and implementing service architecture on containers utilizing Docker, Kubernetes, or similar technologies is highly preferred.
• 6+ years of experience with distributed systems.
• Design, implementation and communication skills with experience in SQL .
• Experience in Cloud service offerings.
• Demonstrated experience leading complex projects across high-performing engineering teams is preferred.
• Work collaboratively, solve problems with groups, find win/win solutions, and celebrate successes.
• Excited solving difficult technical problems.
• Solve problems by always leading with passion and empathy for customers.

Software Engineering IC5 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $133,600 - $256,800 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 $173,200 - $282,200 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

Microsoft will accept applications for the role until May 23, 2024.

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.  We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. 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, implement, deploy, and operate services, microservices and components.
• Work across team and organizational boundaries to drive clarity and alignment in fast paced environment. Collaborate with stakeholders to understand business needs and translate them into technical requirements and solutions.
• Develop a cross-cutting technical direction and strategic planning for product development, feature enhancement and innovation in alignment with the business objectives.
• Mentor and grow members of the team; partner with Program Management, architects, and leaders to define requirements, scope projects and validate solutions.
• Release features on time, with high quality, meeting functional, performance, scalability, and compliance requirements. 
• Research and adopt modern technology to improve quality of the service, increase customer value or reduce operating cost. 
• Participate in on-call rotation for the team.
• Embody our culture and values