Microsoft · 19 hours ago
Principal Software Engineer
United States
Full-time
Remote
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$140K/yr - $275K/yr
6+ years expMicrosoft is a leading technology company that develops innovative software powering millions of Azure servers worldwide. As a Principal Software Engineer, you will collaborate with professionals to build and support workflows for Azure servers, focusing on performance, reliability, and security.
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Responsibilities
Acts as an expert for Designated Responsible Individual (DRI) and monitors other engineers across product lines, working on call to monitor system/product/service for degradation, downtime, or interruptions
Leads identification of dependencies and the development of design documents for a product, application, service, or platform
Optimizes, debugs, refactors, and reuses code to improve performance and maintainability, effectiveness, and return on investment (ROI)
Lead technically, raise standards, and maintain a results-driven culture
Collaborate within Azure to develop platforms for managing and monitoring at scale
Serve as a role model for an open, honest, and inclusive approach to problem-solving
Seeks new knowledge and adapts to emerging trends, technical solutions, and patterns to enhance the availability, reliability, efficiency, observability, and performance of products. Also promotes consistency in monitoring and operations at scale and shares knowledge with other engineers
Qualification
Required
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
6+ year(s) of experience in technical design, problem-solving, and debugging
6+ year(s) of experience with architecting large system and seeing them to production
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
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
1+ year(s) experience with Linux and Windows operating system internals, including kernel development. Experience with the Rust programming language is also beneficial
1+ year(s) experience in large-scale system architecture, design, development, testing, and release. This includes areas such as cloud infrastructure, system-level application design and development, performance tuning, and telemetry design and analysis
1+ year(s) experience demonstrating programming proficiency and understanding of architectural patterns for high-scale applications, along with strong analytical skills and a structured approach to software design. Includes a commitment to building reliable, well-tested code and effective collaboration and communication of technical details
Benefits
Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation.
Company
Microsoft
Microsoft is a software corporation that develops, manufactures, licenses, supports, and sells a range of software products and services.
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Funding
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