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. 
 

We are looking to hire a Principal Software Engineer to join our team. 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 messaging and real-time analytics team provides comprehensive solutions and a robust platform that enables users to ingest high granularity signals (real-time & observability) and complex data, converting those into a competitive advantage in real-time for both end users and modern applications.   
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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. 

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

Responsibilities

As a Principal Software Engineer on the Team, you will be entrusted with responsibilities that are critical to the successful development and evolution of our technology platform. Your responsibilities will include: 

• Build real-time data ingestion services which support millions of messages being processed per second with 99.999% service availability. 
  
• Build highly reliable distributed messaging systems which support low latency/high throughput for ingestion relying on cutting edge technologies like Azure Service Fabric. 
• Support hundreds of thousands of Azure applications where the messaging services are the backbone for core features like: Triggering of event notifications, asynchronous, reliable - communication, telemetry, and diagnostics. 
• Integrate with ecosystems such as: IoT applications, Apache Kafka, Apache Spark, Azure Stream Analytics, Azure Functions and Logic Apps.  
• Deliver Azure Messaging services to Public Cloud, as well as Hybrid environments.
• Lead and mentor junior engineers and provide technical guidance and direction.​ 

Embody our culture and values 

Qualifications

Required/Minimum Qualifications 

• ​​Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, or related technical discipline 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 with cloud computing platforms, or any 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. 
  
  

Preferred/Additional 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.
• Hands-on experience at shipping large scale, commercial, online-software solutions, and design and problem-solving skills.
• Experience with messaging products like Apache Kafka, Apache Pulsar, Apache Spark, or Apache Flink.

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