Principal Software Engineer

Microsoft • Redmond, WA

55d

About The Position

The Purview Data Governance team’s mission is to deliver a solution for the age of AI that includes data catalog and discovery, enterprise data management, analytics, observability, access and workflows. We are seeking an experienced and self-motivated Principal Software Engineer to join us in our mission of building a market-leading SaaS product for our enterprise data governance customers. The ideal candidate will embody customer obsession, foster a culture of innovation, deep engineering experience with distributed systems, champion collaboration, thrive in a fast-paced, growth-oriented environment, and demonstrate a strong sense of personal drive, ownership and accountability.

Requirements

• 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.
• 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 background and Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter.

Nice To Haves

• Desire to become an expert in the practice of modern data governance
• 2+ years of experience working on a commercial software product
• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, or related technical discipline AND 10+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, Python OR equivalent experience.

Responsibilities

• Drives a customer-first, live site-first, design-first, and agile team culture to develop, secure and operate cloud services at high scale, throughput, and resilience. Leads and implements design decisions to champion and incorporate scalability, cost optimization, and observability. Develops and maintains a comprehensive architecture and execution plan for the long term.
• Creates clarity and leads the definition of priorities and planning of engineering deliverables.
• Demonstrates a strong dedication to achieving high quality results, in line with customer focus and project timelines.
• Tackles challenges posed by problems with unclear solutions, timelines, and constraints. Your resilience and resourcefulness will be key in driving the team towards innovative and impactful outcomes.
• Facilitates alignment within and across all the partner teams on technology and design decisions.
• Fosters a culture of partnership, respect, and inclusion working within and across teams, roles, and geography.
• Offers expert technical advice to the leadership team.
• Mentors and grows other engineers.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Principal
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees