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Microsoft Corporation is a global technology leader producing software, hardware, and cloud services including Windows, Office 365, Azure cloud platform, Xbox gaming, and Surface devices. Industry: Software & Cloud Computing
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The Principal Software Engineer joins the Fabric Data Factory team to architect and own complex data integration products within the Microsoft Fabric unified analytics platform. You will lead the full engineering lifecycle, shaping pipelines, dataflows, and tooling to move and transform large volumes of data across diverse sources. Key responsibilities include designing end-to-end products, mentoring engineers, ensuring live-site reliability as a Designated Responsible Individual, and driving engineering excellence through automation and security-as-code principles. You will utilize languages such as C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, Python, and TypeScript to solve challenges in throughput, fault tolerance, and scalability. This role focuses on building distributed systems at cloud scale, specifically addressing the technical problems of reliable data movement for enterprise analytics and AI scenarios.
What does a Software Engineer earn in Washington?
Median $208250 from 403 postings across 40 companies.
Architect complex data integration products by creating design documents and evaluating trade-offs for performance and scalability.
Translate customer requirements into technical direction and product features for the Fabric Data Factory workload.
Lead code quality by conducting insightful code reviews and mentoring engineers on security and compliance standards.
Design and own comprehensive test strategies that cover security, edge cases, and regression prevention.
Drive engineering excellence through automation, zero-touch deployments, and security-as-code principles.
Manage the full feature lifecycle by breaking down tasks, managing flighting, and automating safe-change deployments.
Own live-site reliability as a DRI by integrating telemetry, responding to incidents, and driving root-cause fixes.
What we're looking for
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field and 6+ years of technical engineering experience with coding in languages like C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python.
Ability to pass the Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire and every two years thereafter.
Master's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field and 8+ years of technical engineering experience (preferred).
Proficiency in TypeScript or Python (preferred).
Ability to communicate clearly and respectfully in both written and verbal formats (preferred).
Ability to demonstrate solid English language proficiency and oral communication skills (preferred).
Ability to design and architect scalable products, services, and systems by applying sound engineering and design principles (preferred).
Ability to engineer robust, performant software solutions grounded in distributed systems, algorithm design, and scalable application architecture (preferred).
Azure
Microsoft Fabric
C#
Python
Java
C++
Rust
JavaScript
Kubernetes
Open Telemetry
SQL
PostgreSQL
Cosmos DB
Azure Data Factory
Azure Synapse Analytics
Azure Monitor
Prometheus
Grafana
Distributed Systems
Data Pipelines
Video Coding
AV1
AV2
AVC
HEVC
VVC
Deep Learning
Computer Vision
C++
Python
gStreamer
Docker
REST APIs
XML
JSON
Git
GitHub
ABR Algorithms
Video Processing
Video Coding
AV1
AV2
AVC
HEVC
VVC
Deep Learning
Computer Vision
C++
Python
gStreamer
Docker
REST APIs
XML
JSON
Git
GitHub
ABR Algorithms
Video Processing