Principal Software Engineer

Are you interested in large-scale projects in the heart of Azure? Do you excel in distributed computing systems programming and seek big, creative challenges? Are you ready to be a driving force, enabling engineering teams to achieve their best? If yes, we have the ideal role for you in the Azure Core OneDeploy team!

The three key services a modern cloud offers to its users are deployment, monitoring, and repairs. The Azure Core One Deploy team builds the smarts at the crossroads of all these three. It orchestrates deployments and repairs for customer and infrastructural services on a global scale and dynamically applies the health data to safely stage across millions of machines while maintaining high availability guarantees on services themselves It is responsible for multi-level monitoring of both service and infrastructure health. Azure One Deploy System holds the key to unlocking rapid innovation while providing the most up-to-date infrastructure for customers maintaining service availability and quality.

We are looking for a Principal Software Engineer to play a key role in crafting and delivering our next-generation Deployment Platform. You will be the mastermind behind our cutting-edge product, working alongside a team of skilled engineers to create a seamless leasing management platform for Azure's future needs. The systems you build will be the common infrastructure that will be extended and utilized by multiple partner teams within Azure and beyond. 

Be part of a team that invests in new technologies and people for the long term. While we focus on platform design, we ship constantly, adapting to early customer feedback and emphasizing solid, incremental development. Help us shape the future of Azure and make a significant impact in the cloud computing world.

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 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.
• 5+ years of experience in building highly available distributed systems at scale.
• 2+ years of experience in architecting and delivering distributed cloud services.

Other Qualifications:

• 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:

• 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.
• Communication skills with the ability to navigate ambiguity and drive clarity.
• Experience working across various disciplines, groups, and teams.
• Experience with Cloud technologies and environments.

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 solutions that streamline and automate provisioning and deployment for Azure customers.
• Collaborate with engineers, product managers, and partners to deliver well-designed and architected features.
• Mentor and coach engineers within and outside your team.
• Own and deliver complete features from design to implementation, testing, shipping, and servicing.
• Write and review high-quality, performance-focused, and maintainable code.
• Uphold our commitment to excellent customer experience.
• Foster a diverse and inclusive culture where everyone's authentic self is welcomed.