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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. We are hiring a Principal 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. Our team is also at the forefront of integrating Cosmos DB with Microsoft Fabric - powering both Cosmos DB in Fabric and Cosmos DB Mirroring in Fabric - to unlock seamless analytics and operational scenarios across Microsoft’s data ecosystem.
Job Responsibility:
Design, build, and deliver distributed database capabilities that provide customer value in security, performance, reliability, usability, and manageability, while aligning with business objectives
Advance the integration of Cosmos DB with Microsoft Fabric, powering seamless analytics and operational data scenarios through Cosmos DB in Fabric and Cosmos DB Mirroring
Partner with teams across Azure and Microsoft Fabric to deliver end-to-end solutions that improve resiliency, reliability, and performance at global scale
Shape the long-term architecture and technical direction of distributed systems within Cosmos DB
Mentor and guide engineers on the team, promoting growth, collaboration, and technical excellence
Elevate engineering practices by driving design reviews, improving code quality, and strengthening operational excellence
Embody our culture and values
Requirements:
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
3+ years experience in distributed systems, client-server architecture, and distributed database technologies
Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements are required for this role
Nice to have:
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 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++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python - OR equivalent experience
Proven experience working on large-scale applications or distributed systems
Deep understanding of distributed systems design and implementation