Principal Software Engineer

at  Microsoft Canada

Overview
Interested in working on cloud-native open-source at a leading hyper-scale cloud? Passionate about distributed systems and building high-scale services? Azure is looking for engineers with knowledge and interest in building the next generation of cloud native solutions in Kubernetes. You can help build the future of cloud-native compute not only at Microsoft, but also in the wider open-source community!
As as Principal Software Engineer, you will be responsible for designing, building, and deploying cloud-native solutions. You will be collaborating with other engineers to create designs and getting buy-in from the rest of the company and the CNCF community. This opportunity will allow you to collaborate across team and organizational boundaries.
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.
Qualifications

REQUIRED/MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

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#, Go or Python
OR equivalent experience.
6+ years of experience writing Golang applications, building Kubernetes operators, contributing to Kubernetes core or other CNCF (Cloud Native Computing Foundation) projects, and mutating cloud infrastructure (Azure, AWS, etc.)
6+ years of experience with containers and container security.

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.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

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#, 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#, or Python
OR equivalent experience.
Have a proven track record of remote work and experience contributing to open-source projects.
Ability to collaborate effectively and respectfully with external contributors. Our projects are not “Microsoft only”.
We assist external contributors in the hopes of encouraging them to contribute to our designs and eventually become project maintainers themselves.
Software Engineering IC5 - The typical base pay range for this role across Canada is CAD $135,800 - CAD $253,000 per year.

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