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Do you want to lead the way on building and operating global scale cloud services in a data-driven way? We are at the center of Microsoft Azure, providing a common operational framework for all Microsoft cloud services and tools.

Our company-wide platform comprises of the software inventory system that integrates with and underlies many of Microsoft’s internal engineering tools and processes, and an operational intelligence solution that provides a 360-degree views of the security, privacy, compliance, reliability profiles of each piece of software Microsoft delivers to customers. Our platform and experiences enable Microsoft to deliver secure, reliable, and compliant cloud services to millions of customers around the world.

We are looking for a Principal Software Engineer who can architect complex software systems and provide technical leadership to the team. The candidate can deal with ambiguity and come up with innovative solutions that make it easy for engineering teams to operate software services in multiple clouds and regions.

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, you will be responsible for the following:

• Build high quality services that meet all customer and engineering requirements.

• Develop highly reliable and available cloud services providing web APIs, UX and data that power business critical engineering systems.

• Design and deliver metadata driven analytics solutions that help drive business insights and decisions for all software solutions from cloud services to native apps.

• Partner with software teams across Microsoft to model and inventory software topologies, attributes and relationships that enable the company wide ecosystem of tools and processes to operate reliably and efficiently.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 6+ years software development experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C# or Java

• OR equivalent experience.

• 4+ years of experience developing and designing multi-tiered distributed services and high-performance data processing

Other Requirements:

Cloud Background Check:

Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements are required for this role.

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:

• Experience building large and extensible data models, catalogs or inventory systems.

• Excellent technical design and communication skills.

• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills. 

Software Engineering IC5 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $137,600 - $267,000 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 $180,400 - $294,000 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

Microsoft will accept applications for the role until November 11, 2024.

Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. Consistent with applicable law, 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 and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations (https://careers.microsoft.com/v2/global/en/accessibility.html) .