Would you like to join a team delivering innovative software that powers millions of Microsoft Azure servers around the world? The Azure Compute Node Services Group manages the lifecycle and operations for Azure servers and virtual machines. As a Principal Software Engineer in the team, you will join a global network of leaders working on building and supporting workflows for Azure servers. This will require working on both Windows and Linux, in addition to developing software in Rust for Azure Boost. You will lead the development of software that achieves best in class performance, reliability, security, availability, serviceability and supportability. This opportunity will allow you to accelerate your career growth and learning while working with a community of experienced and energized leaders. While the majority of the team will be based in Redmond, this is a flexible work opportunity, and you may be able to have a completely remote working environment. 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** + Lead technically, raise standards, and maintain a results-driven culture. + Leads identification of dependencies and the development of design documents for a product, application, service, or platform. + Optimizes, debugs, refactors, and reuses code to improve performance and maintainability, effectiveness, and return on investment (ROI). + Collaborate within Azure to develop platforms for managing and monitoring at scale. + Mentor and develop engineers at all levels through knowledge sharing and continuous learning + Serve as a role model for an open, honest, and inclusive approach to problem-solving. + Acts as an expert for Designated Responsible Individual (DRI) and monitors other engineers across product lines, working on call to monitor system/product/service for degradation, downtime, or interruptions. + Seeks new knowledge and adapts to emerging trends, technical solutions, and patterns to enhance the availability, reliability, efficiency, observability, and performance of products. Also promotes consistency in monitoring and operations at scale and shares knowledge with other engineers. **Qualifications** **Required 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#, Java, JavaScript, or Python + OR equivalent experience. + 6+ years of experience in technical design, problem-solving, and debugging. + 5+ years of experience with architecting large system and seeing them to production. **Other Qualifications:** + 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#, Java, JavaScript, 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#, Java, JavaScript, or Python + OR equivalent experience. + Experience in large scale system architecture, design, development, testing, and release, including but not limited to Cloud Infrastructure, system level application design and development, performance tuning, telemetry design and analysis. + Demonstrated programming skills and knowledge of architectural patterns for large, high-scale applications. + Proficient analytical skills with systematic and structured approaches to software design. + Committed collaboration and communication around articulating technical details. 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 March 5, 2025. \#azurecorejobs \#MSFTNSBE25 Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. 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