Principal Software Engineer at Microsoft

Bengaluru, karnataka, India -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

07 Apr, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

07 Jan, 26

Experience

10 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Software Development, Distributed Systems, Database Management, C, C++, C#, Memory Management, Concurrency, Performance Optimization, Scalability, Communication Skills, Team Collaboration, Security, Reliability, Usability, Manageability

Industry

Software Development

Description

Overview Microsoft is a company where passionate innovators come to collaborate, envision what can be and take their careers further. This is a world of more possibilities, more innovation, more openness, and the sky is the limit thinking in a cloud-enabled world. Microsoft’s Azure Data engineering team is leading the transformation of analytics in the world of data with products like databases, data integration, big data analytics, messaging & real-time analytics, and business intelligence. The products our portfolio include Microsoft Fabric, Azure SQL DB, Azure Cosmos DB, Azure PostgreSQL, Azure Data Factory, Azure Synapse Analytics, Azure Service Bus, Azure Event Grid, and Power BI. Our mission is to build the data platform for the age of AI, powering a new class of data-first applications and driving a data culture. Within Azure Data, the databases team builds and maintains Microsoft's operational Database systems. We store and manage data in a structured way to enable multitude of applications across various industries. We are on a journey to enable developer friendly, mission-critical, AI enabled operational Databases across relational, non-relational and OSS offerings. Azure Cosmos DB is one of the fastest growing Azure services that provides globally distributed, low-latency, massively scalable, multi-model cloud database service. It is designed to enable developers to build planet-scale applications. We are hiring a Senior Software Engineer to join the Azure Cosmos DB team, where you will be working on a large-scale distributed operational database. In this role, you will work on distributed systems problems and technologies to determine the future of our planet scale database. The Cosmos DB MongoDB vCore team is making it possible for anyone running MongoDB to instantly scale across the globe, with guaranteed speed and reliability. Our work directly powers mission-critical apps from financial systems to e-commerce to healthcare without developers having to change a single line of code. Joining us means solving problems at hyperscale and shaping the future of cloud databases. Responsibilities Design, implement and ship distributed database management system offerings effectively providing customer value in terms of security, performance, reliability, usability and manageability while ensuring business goals are met Collaborate effectively with the team, make appropriate systems tradeoffs in design and implementation, and ensure customer success in their use of the product Embody our culture and values Qualifications Required Qualification The ideal candidate will hold a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related discipline—or possess equivalent industry experience—and bring over 10+ years of hands-on software development expertise Proficiency in programming languages such as C, C++, C#, or similar is essential, along with a solid understanding of system-level concepts like memory management, concurrency, and distributed systems Demonstrated experience addressing complex performance and scalability challenges and prior work at the system level will be viewed favorably Strong communication skills, both verbal and written, are a must Preferred/Additional Qualifications Experience with distributed systems or database/operating systems internals preferred 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. Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request via the Accommodation request form (Accessibility | Microsoft Careers). Benefits/perks listed below may vary depending on the nature of your employment with Microsoft and the country where you work. #azdat #azuredata #cosmosdb #databases 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.

Responsibilities

Design, implement, and ship distributed database management system offerings while ensuring customer value. Collaborate effectively with the team to make appropriate systems tradeoffs and ensure customer success.