Senior Software Engineer - Azure

Azure Database for PostgreSQL is one of the newest services added to the family of relational database services provided in Microsoft Azure. Our team is building the most advanced distributed database service on PostgreSQL  and provides it as a service on Azure.

We are looking for a Senior Software Engineer to be part of our journey who will be working in a diverse and geographically distributed team where collaboration and innovation are valued.

This is a great opportunity to learn and work on the internals of enterprise class relational database engines, solve hard problems, and build a highly scalable and reliable data service.

Required Qualifications

• Significant years of work experience as a developer. 
• Experience working in data engineering, data science, machine learning and optimization algorithms.
• Experience programming in Rust, C, C++, C#, Java, Ruby, Python or other computer programming languages preferred.   
• Strong technical prowess, including understanding of algorithms, systems architecture, and end-user experience.   
• Background on end-to-end ownership of complex software systems. 
• Experience with operationalizing model from different machine learning frameworks.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in distributed systems.   
• Experience in databases,
• Experience in cloud computing. 
• Contributions to the open-source community or relevant publications in the field of AI and databases.

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.

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We are looking for an experienced engineer to join our PostgreSQL AI team as a Senior Engineer.

In this role, you will provide leadership in combining PostgreSQL database management with AI technologies for current and future projects. You will lead and develop the team, focusing on innovative solutions that bring together database technologies and AI capabilities.

Responsibilities include:  

• Develop and integrate AI and machine learning applications for the PostgreSQL database.
• Provide technical leadership in database management and optimization.
• Enhance database performance and scalability using AI technologies.
• Integrate and customize AI and machine learning models into PostgreSQL solutions.
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to team members, fostering the growth of the team's skills.