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 Azure CosmosDB for MongoDB team is hiring a Principal Software Engineer to lead the control plane engineering for one of the fastest-growing services in the Azure Databases portfolio. This team is responsible for the foundation that powers the managed service experience — including provisioning, configuration, lifecycle management, scaling, automation, and service health. This team builds the systems that enable millions of database accounts to be created, updated, and operated securely and reliably across the global Azure footprint. The role is unique in that it sits at the intersection of distributed systems engineering, cloud platform orchestration, and customer-facing service delivery. As a Principal Software Engineer, you will set the technical direction for the control plane, lead engineers through complex architectural initiatives, and drive innovations that increase scalability, reliability, and velocity of feature delivery for our NoSQL database service.
Requirements
- coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C-Sharp, Java, JavaScript, Ruby or Python
- 3+ years experience designing or operating control-plane or platform services in a large-scale, cloud-managed environment (e.g., Azure, AWS, GCP).
- Experience building or maintaining distributed database or NoSQL systems, with a focus on scalability, availability, and operational automation.
- 4+ years experience leading engineering teams or technical initiatives across complex systems or distributed architectures.
Responsibilities
- Lead the technical direction, design, and delivery of control-plane systems that enable DocumentDB managed service to scale reliably across the global Azure platform.
- Drive architecture and engineering decisions that improve service automation, resiliency, and operational efficiency for provisioning, configuration, and lifecycle management.
- Partner closely with product, infrastructure, and reliability engineering teams to evolve the managed-service experience and deliver features that enhance customer value.
- Guide and mentor engineers through complex distributed systems challenges, fostering a culture of technical excellence, collaboration, and continuous learning.
- Anticipate future platform needs and contribute to long-term engineering strategy that supports Azure’s growth in the cloud database space.
- Collaborate across Azure Databases (CosmosDB, SQL, PostgreSQL, and others) to share patterns, align platform capabilities, and strengthen our ecosystem of managed data services.
Other
- 3 days / week in-office
- Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements are required for this role.
- Microsoft Cloud Background Check: This position will be required to pass the Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter.
- Embody our culture and values.
- If you're passionate about driving meaningful impact, solving complex problems, and contributing to a growing organization, we would love to hear from you.
