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. On the Azure SQL Experiences team, we build the essential developer tools that make this possible, and we’re looking for a Senior Software Engineer to be at the heart of this mission. You will evolve DacFx, the core engine for database CI/CD and schema evolution, and shape our SQL extensions for VS Code, a go-to tool for developers and DBAs worldwide. You’ll help transform one of the world’s most trusted data platforms into a cloud-native, AI-ready foundation for the next generation of applications.
Requirements
- Demonstrated expertise in C-Sharp and .NET, with deep experience building systems-level libraries or frameworks.
- Proficiency with T-SQL and a solid understanding of SQL Server fundamentals.
- Familiarity with DevOps workflows and cloud data services (e.g., Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, Azure SQL).
- Experience with TypeScript/JavaScript and building developer tools (e.g., VS Code extensions, web-based UIs)
- 4+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C-Sharp, Java, JavaScript, or Python
- 4+ years of demonstrated experience in designing, building, and shipping high-quality, commercial software.
Responsibilities
- Lead the architectural evolution of SQL Server Tools, building modern, cloud-native developer experiences for millions of users.
- Improve performance, reliability, and usability across tools that support critical enterprise workloads.
- Advance DacFx by integrating schema modeling, deployment automation, and CI/CD workflows into VS Code and Visual Studio extensions.
- Deliver new capabilities in DacFx to simplify and scale database CI/CD for cloud developers.
- Collaborate with customers and partner teams to evolve DevOps and database lifecycle automation into real product features.
Other
- Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements are required for this role.
- This position will be required to pass the Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter.
- Proven ability to lead the design and delivery of complex projects with multiple engineers.
- Embody our culture and values
