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 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 business intelligence team builds and maintains Power BI which is the undisputed leader in BI tool in the industry today and serves as the bridge between data professionals & Office users. Power BI’s core value proposition is to enable end users to get answers & insights from their data through data visualization.

We are the Analysis Services Engine team which is the data processing engine behind Power BI service. Our analytics engine is used by Power BI family of products as well as SQL Server Analysis Services (SSAS) and Azure Analysis Services (AAS).

We are looking to hire a Principal Software Engineer to join our team! 

The core Analysis Services engine has a bright future as the adoption of the AS Engine grows through these product lines. Our team works primarily on the AS engine as well as components that integrate this engine into the Power BI and AAS service infrastructures.

We’re a tightly knit team and allow everyone a chance to work on and move between any part of the product, including AS Engine, service infrastructure, cloud scalability, and service quality. We also constantly provide peer feedback to help each other grow and value working better together. Come join an evolving team with a growth mindset!

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. 

Required/Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, or equivalent field of study AND 6+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, or Python. 

  o OR equivalent experience.

• 6+ years of experience in developing and shipping complex and scalable software systems, managing live site incidents

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:

• Have a deep desire to work collaboratively, solve problems with groups, find win/win solutions and celebrate successes
• Great design and problem-solving skills, with a passion for performance analysis, quality, and engineering excellence at scale. Curiosity and willingness to question
• Solve problems by always leading with deep passion and empathy for customers. Get excited about solving hard technical problems
• Our code runs on hundreds of thousands of machines on multiple continents. Knowledge of distributed systems, including high-performance distributed storage, databases and networking is strongly preferred
• Experience in database internals (e.g., B+ trees, query optimization) a major plus
• Experience in compiler internals (e.g., MySQL/PostgreSQL query compiler, C++, .NET) a major plus
• Experience in high performant, lock-free, native programming in distributed systems is a major plus

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 4, 2024. 

Relocation assistance is not provided for this role

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.

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• We are looking for engineers to work on back-end systems
• Design and develop distributed systems. Coding is critical to this position
• Deploy systems to production. Production health is a direct responsibility of this position, including on call duties
• Define and monitor metrics to track both production health and feature adoption
• Work with customers to resolve their issues and gather requirements for new features
• Work with Microsoft stakeholders in and out of the immediate team to make sure our code is compliant and secure, as much as it solves customer problems
• Embody our culture and values