Principal Software Engineer

Microsoft

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Work type: On-site
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Salary: $142,800–$274,800 / yr
Posted: 64 days ago

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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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TL;DR · Principal Software Engineer

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As a Principal Software Engineer joining our team, you will lead the design and implementation of multi-tenant, enterprise-class Storage and Analytics platforms within Microsoft Dataverse. Your day-to-day responsibilities include building solutions that enable customers to self-resolve product issues through automation and tool creation. You will identify trends in customer escalations and drive engineering initiatives to mitigate failures, such as implementing self-healing mechanisms or enhancing support capabilities for Azure. Additionally, you will contribute to product improvements by filing impactful bugs and design changes, ensuring these enhancements reach production without impacting customers. This role demands a strong technical background with expertise in scalable systems, along with the ability to communicate effectively and build relationships that influence key business outcomes.

Skills

Microsoft Dataverse Azure Python Java Node.js SQL NoSQL Docker Kubernetes CI/CD GitHub Postman Swagger RESTful APIs JSON YAML Linux Windows

What you'll do

Lead the design and implementation of a multi-tenant, enterprise-class Storage and Analytics platform.
Build tools to automate issue detection and diagnosis for customer self-resolution.
Identify trends in product issues and drive engineering solutions to mitigate failures.
File impactful bugs and design changes to improve product quality and prevent customer impact.
Communicate technical issues clearly and build relationships with key influencers to impact business results.

What we're looking for

Extensive experience leading the design and implementation of multi-tenant, enterprise-class storage and analytics platforms.
Proven ability to build solutions and tools for automated issue detection and diagnosis in large-scale systems.
Strong track record of identifying trends and driving engineering initiatives to mitigate failure categories.
Experience filing impactful bugs, designing changes, and implementing fixes to prevent customer impact.
Demonstrated capability to work effectively under pressure, manage ambiguity, and exhibit flexibility in challenging situations.

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