Member of Technical Staff - Principal Data Infrastructure Engineer | Microsoft Careers

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Work type
Hybrid
Location
WA · CA
Salary
$139,900–$274,800 / yr
Posted
52 days ago
Closes
Oct 10, 2026
Nearby
99+ roles within 25 mi

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Above market

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TL;DR · Member of Technical Staff - Principal Data Infrastructure Engineer | Microsoft Careers

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As a Principal Data Infrastructure Engineer at Microsoft AI, you will join a team of experts dedicated to building and maintaining large-scale data and ML pipelines. Your primary responsibilities include architecting scalable big data infrastructure, championing DevOps best practices, and developing self-service platforms for data engineers and researchers. You will work with tools like Bicep, Terraform, ARM, Kubernetes, Helm/Kustomize, and Databricks to automate deployments and manage CI/CD pipelines. Essential skills include deep expertise in distributed systems, scripting languages such as Python or Bash, and experience with cloud-native infrastructure on Azure, AWS, or GCP. You will collaborate closely with data scientists, AI researchers, and security teams to ensure secure and efficient big data workflows, optimizing system performance across storage, compute, and analytics layers.

Skills

Azure AWS GCP Kubernetes Terraform Python Bash PowerShell CI/CD Databricks IAM OAuth Kerberos HDFS ADLS Gen2 Event Hub Kafka RabbitMQ TypeScript Node.js React LLMs Prompt Engineering

What you'll do

  • Architect and maintain scalable Big Data Infrastructure for mission-critical AI applications.
  • Develop CI/CD pipelines using Infrastructure as Code tools like Bicep, Terraform, or ARM.
  • Proactively identify and resolve bottlenecks in data pipelines and infrastructure.
  • Optimize system performance across storage, compute, and analytics layers.
  • Lead technical design reviews to uphold a clean, secure, and well-documented codebase.

What we're looking for

  • Master's Degree in Computer Science or related field with 4+ years of relevant experience, or equivalent.
  • Extensive hands-on experience managing and scaling distributed systems in both bare-metal and cloud-native environments.
  • Proven success in deploying containerized applications using Kubernetes and Helm/Kustomize.
  • Solid scripting skills in Python, Bash, or PowerShell for automation tasks.
  • Experience with CI/CD pipeline management and production troubleshooting.
  • Deep understanding of data storage technologies including relational databases, NoSQL, key-value stores, and distributed file systems.

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