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 Microsoft Fabric platform team builds and maintains the operating system and provides customers a unified data stack to run an entire data estate. The platform provides a unified experience, unified governance, enables a unified business model and a unified architecture. Our team is responsible for core platform on top which all of Microsoft Fabric and Power BI workloads run. Our service is highly scalable and available. We are one of the biggest Azure services in the world. We develop features directly for customers but also features for the other Azure data products that run on our platform. We are seeking an experienced Senior Software Engineer to join our team within Azure Data, to build software that operate at high scale, with opportunities for technical leadership.
Requirements
- coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C-Sharp, Java, JavaScript, or Python
- 1+ years of experience driving technical roadmap and vision for services.
- In-depth knowledge of distributed systems design principles, scalability patterns, and high-availability architectures
- Experience with cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, GCP)
- Problem-solving skills, with a data-driven approach to debugging and performance optimization
- Hands-on experience with large language models (LLMs) and expertise in developing AI-powered applications.
Responsibilities
- Lead technical design and architecture discussions.
- Drive technical roadmap and vision for services, aligning with Azure Data's overall strategy
- Design, develop, and deploy distributed systems software components, ensuring high availability, scalability, and performance
- Write high-quality, maintainable code, and review contributions from engineers
- Mentor engineers, providing guidance and oversight on complex projects
- Develop and maintain technical documentation, ensuring knowledge sharing and best practices
- Explore emerging technologies and trends, assessing their impact on our distributed systems and services
Other
- Collaborate with product management to define and prioritize project backlogs
- Work closely with cross-functional teams, including product management, design, and operations
- Communicate technical vision and roadmap to stakeholders, both technical and non-technical
- Embody our culture and values
- Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements are required for this role. These requirements include, but are not limited to the following specialized security screenings: Microsoft Cloud Background Check: This position will be required to pass the Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter.
