Principle Software Engineer

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 The control plane behind Azure Database for MySQL powers a fully managed service running at global scale We re writing the software that makes MySQL in Azure fast reliable and seamless for customers worldwide We re looking for a Principal Engineer who thrives in ambiguity writes clean code under pressure and makes pragmatic high-impact decisions You ll own problems end to end to make the service more self-healing debuggable and secure If you re a generalist who likes going deep across systems and has a bias for action come work with us Responsibilities Design build and maintain core components of the control plane for Azure Database for MySQL Lead end-to-end development of features that improve availability performance and operational simplicity Debug and resolve complex issues across distributed systems networking storage and compute layers Continuously improve service reliability observability and debuggability through thoughtful engineering Mentor teammates and contribute to a culture of ownership urgency and pragmatic problem-solving Embody our and Qualifications Required Minimum Qualifications Bachelor s Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 14 years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including but not limited to C C C Java JavaScript or Python OR equivalent experience 10 years of experience designing building and operating large-scale distributed systems or cloud services Experience with system programming Proven ability to lead technical decisions independently and deliver reliable maintainable code in high-stakes environments Demonstrated track record of high-output hands-on engineering with a bias for action and ownership of end-to-end technical decisions Experience operating or engineering MySQL internals performance tuning replication or backup restore in a cloud environment Preferred Additional Qualifications Familiarity with control plane design patterns service orchestration and scaling stateful services in distributed systems 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 Equal Opportunity Employer EOP 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 azdat azuredata mysql databasemigration databases opensource ossdatabases