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 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 Azure Cosmos DB is one of the fastest growing Azure services that provides globally distributed low-latency massively scalable multi-model cloud database service It is designed to enable developers to build planet-scale applications We are hiring a Principal Software Engineer to join the Azure Cosmos DB team where you will be working on a large-scale distributed operational database In this role you will work on distributed systems problems and technologies to determine the future of our planet scale database 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 Responsibilities Design implement and ship distributed database management system offerings effectively providing customer value in terms of security performance reliability usability and manageability while ensuring business goals are met Collaborate effectively with the team make appropriate systems tradeoffs in design and implementation and ensure customer success in their use of the product Embody our and Qualifications Required Minimum Qualifications Bachelor s degree in computer science Engineering related fields or equivalent industry experience 10 years of software development experience in building and shipping reliable production software or services with code in languages such as C C C or similar Good communications skills both verbal and written Preferred Additional Qualifications Proven ability to define and drive technical strategy for complex distributed systems Experience in leading investigations into system behavior and performance Skilled at resolving resource contention and low-level bottlenecks across compute memory and I O Strong analytical mindset with a focus on data-driven decision-making to improve efficiency and reliability at scale 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 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 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