Principal Software Engineer

Would you like to learn about the inner workings of Azure Edge? Are you excited about jumping deep into various areas and composing a bigger picture? Microsoft is leading the way to extend Azure cloud services to sovereign, disconnected, edge, enterprise, and hybrid scenarios. Deploying hyperscale services into hybrid and disconnected clouds provides unique and innovative engineering challenges.

If you are inspired by this cloud innovation, have the skills to build and support production grade services, and are looking for a dynamic and collaborative team environment, come talk to us!
To deliver on our vision, we are looking for a software engineer who is excited about the prospect of learning and diving into different areas, who will bring clarity to our designs and can methodically bring a plan into action.

This is a unique opportunity that will heighten your knowledge of distributed systems and will give you an exclusive behind-the-scenes-look into the internals of Azure. We are looking for a motivated engineering leader who wants to solve interesting problems and lead the change across teams.

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.

• We are looking for solid developers with the passion to research new areas, write optimal code, enhance coding standards, ship fast and be customer obsessed.
• We follow short, frequent release cycles with room for innovation in multiple areas. As a team, we welcome smart, motivated engineers, with a positive attitude and growth mindset, ready to translate ambiguity into concrete elegant deliverables that move the needle for the customer. 

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field 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.

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 Qualifications:

• Master's Degree in Computer Science or a related technical field and 10+ years of technical engineering experience with coding in languages such as C, C++, C#, or Java;
  • OR Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or a related technical field and 12+ years of technical engineering experience, or equivalent experience.
• Advanced knowledge of SQL/NoSQL technologies and highly available database design is desirable.
• 7+ years of experience designing, building, and operating large-scale, highly available cloud services and distributed systems.
• 5+ years of experience owning production services, including on-call/live-site support, observability, root-cause analysis, and implementation of systemic improvements to prevent recurring incidents.
• 5+ years of experience delivering cloud-native services on Azure, AWS, or GCP using containers, microservices, and orchestration technologies such as Kubernetes, with accountability for security, availability, reliability, latency, and cost objectives.
• Strong architecture, technical design, distributed systems, systems management, problem-solving, and debugging skills.
• Solid computer science fundamentals, including data structures and algorithms.
• Experience with REST, Web APIs and Go is beneficial. 

Software Engineering IC5 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $142,800 - $274,800 per year. There is a different range applicable to specific work locations, within the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area, and the base pay range for this role in those locations is USD $188,000 - $304,200 per year.

Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here:
https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/us-corporate-pay

This position will be open for a minimum of 5 days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.

Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran or military status, race, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance with religious accommodations and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations.