[Remote] Principal Software Engineer
Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Microsoft is seeking a Principal Software Engineer to join the Azure Storage Fundamentals team, which develops massively scalable cloud storage technologies. The role will drive architecture, automation, reliability, testing, deployment, and engineering productivity initiatives for hyperscale storage systems while influencing technical strategy and collaborating across teams.
Responsibilities
- Works with appropriate stakeholders to determine user requirements for a set of features
- Contributes to the identification of dependencies, and the development of design documents for a product area with little oversight
- Creates and implements code for a product, service, or feature, reusing code as applicable
- Contributes to efforts to break down larger work items into smaller work items and provides estimation
- Acts as a Designated Responsible Individual (DRI) working on-call to monitor system/product feature/service for degradation, downtime, or interruptions and gains approval to restore system/product/service for simple problems
- Remains current in skills by investing time and effort into staying abreast of current developments that will improve the availability, reliability, efficiency, observability, and performance of products while also driving consistency in monitoring and operations at scale
Skills
- 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#, Powershell, or Python + OR equivalent experience
- Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements are required for this role
- 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#, Powershell, 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#, Powershell, or Python + OR equivalent experience
- Experience with understanding of inner development loop, build systems, and compilers, including troubleshooting pipelines and deployments
- Experience with compilers such as Microsoft Visual C++ (MSVC), build engines such as Microsoft Build Engine (MSBuild), and DevOps pipelines
Benefits
- Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation.
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