​​Senior 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 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.​ 

​​We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior Software Engineer with a strong background in systems design/databases to join the Azure CosmosDB for MongoDB / Azure CosmosDB for PostgreSQL team. As a key member of the engineering team, you will be part of a geographically distributed and diverse team of highly talented software engineers in the Relational (PostgreSQL) and NoSQL (Mongo) space, developing features spanning the query engine, index structures and storage layouts.  

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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. 

Required/Minimum Qualifications 

​​• 5+ years of software development experience using C, C++, Rust or an equivalent programming language  
• BS or MS in Computer Science or equivalent degree 
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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 

​​• Experience with internals of PostgreSQL or similar Enterprise Database Management system, including Storage Engine and High Availability.   
• Experience building Distributed Systems with strong guarantees. 
• 2+ years of experience in designing, developing and shipping system level features in a large-scale cloud application or a backend distributed system.  
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• 2+ years of experience developing and maintaining high-performance libraries or software engineering with a focus on large distributed systems involving concurrency, storage systems or 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 reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request via the Accommodation request form (Accessibility | Microsoft Careers). 

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Design and implement new features in the Query/Indexing areas to add new capabilities and help improve performance of customer queries/ 
• Engage with the OSS community for PostGreSQL / MongoDB to help develop new features and contribute improvements back to OSS code. 
• Profile and analyze distributed system to identify performance bottlenecks. 
• Work across team and organizational boundaries to drive clarity and alignment. 
• Conduct and participate in design/code reviews and help shape and steer the team coding guidelines. 
• Coaching and mentorship of fellow team members.​ 

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