Principal Software Engineer

Microsoft•Redmond, WA

About The Position

Microsoft is a company where passionate innovators come to envision the future, build transformative products using cutting edge technology, and accelerate their careers. In an AI and cloud-enabled world, the sky is the limit. Join us to build the next generation of products and services on a planetary scale! As part of Microsoft’s Azure Data engineering group, the databases team is in charge of building the next generation of database cloud services for our global customers. Our portfolio includes Azure SQL DB, Azure PostgreSQL, Azure MySQL, and Azure Cosmos DB. Our mission is to build the data platform for the age of AI, powering a new class of infinitely scalable data-first applications. Come join Azure MySQL on our journey to build a best-in-class managed service for an AI-enabled open-source database offering. We are a team of passionate engineers working on a massive scale, and we are growing fast! Why join Azure MySQL? Be a pioneer. You will work on cutting-edge technologies that enable the world’s most sophisticated customers to run mission-critical workloads on a massive scale. Be at the forefront of the AI revolution. You will have the opportunity to explore new ideas, experiment with new technologies, and learn from world-class peers and mentors. Make an impact. The Azure MySQL team is growing fast; this is an opportunity to join early and shape our technology and culture as we build the next generation of services. The Azure MySQL control plane manages thousands of machines in dozens of data centers around the world. We are looking for Principal Software Engineers who ship quickly, thrive in ambiguity, and write clean code under pressure. You will make pragmatic, high-impact decisions and own problems end-to-end. If you have strong engineering skills, a track record of high output, a bias for action, and an appetite for growth, we’d like to work with you!

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.
OR equivalent experience

Nice To Haves

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 Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 12+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python OR equivalent experience.
Experience designing, building, and operating large-scale distributed systems or cloud services.
Strong programming skills, deep knowledge of your programming language of choice and its standard library, and deep understanding of data structures and algorithms.
Clear and concise verbal and written communication.
Proven ability to lead technical decisions independently, mentor engineers, work cross-functionally, and deliver reliable, maintainable code in high-stakes environments.
Familiarity with control plane design patterns, service orchestration, and scaling stateful services and distributed systems.
Experience with database internals, performance tuning, failover and replication a plus.
Experience with Linux troubleshooting, analyzing memory dumps, and low-level performance a plus.

Responsibilities

Work on a team of world-class engineers, constantly learning, teaching, and collaborating to achieve excellence.
Develop, test, and check-in code to deliver the best possible product to our customers.
Makes decisions driven by data and customer feedback, allowing us to solve issues and make improvements in a timely and efficient manner.
Invests time in building robust engineering systems that reduce overhead and enable us to focus on new challenges.
Embraces open-source technologies and are always on the lookout for opportunities to use existing solutions.
Solves problems by always leading with empathy for our customers.
Looks forward to the next problem, the next experiment, the next partner. Work collaboratively, solve problems with groups, find win/win solutions and celebrate successes.
Embody our culture and values

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