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Principal Software Engineer
 Microsoft | |
 United States, Texas, Irving | |
| 7000 State Highway 161 (Show on map) | |
 Mar 03, 2025 | |
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OverviewWould you like to join a team delivering innovative software that powers millions of Microsoft Azure servers around the world? The Azure Compute Node Services Group manages the lifecycle and operations for Azure servers and virtual machines.As a Principal Software Engineer in the team, you will join a global network of leaders working on building and supporting workflows for Azure servers. This will require working on both Windows and Linux, in addition to developing software in Rust for Azure Boost. You will lead the development of software that achieves best in class performance, reliability, security, availability, serviceability and supportability.This opportunity will allow you to accelerate your career growth and learning while working with a community of experienced and energized leaders. While the majority of the team will be based in Redmond, this is a flexible work opportunity, and you may be able to have a completely remote working environment.Microsoft's mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. As employees we come together with a growth mindset, innovate to empower others, and collaborate to realize our shared goals. Each day we build on our values of respect, integrity, and accountability to create a culture of inclusion where everyone can thrive at work and beyond.
ResponsibilitiesLead technically, raise standards, and maintain a results-driven culture.Leads identification of dependencies and the development of design documents for a product, application, service, or platform.Optimizes, debugs, refactors, and reuses code to improve performance and maintainability, effectiveness, and return on investment (ROI).Collaborate within Azure to develop platforms for managing and monitoring at scale.Mentor and develop engineers at all levels through knowledge sharing and continuous learningServe as a role model for an open, honest, and inclusive approach to problem-solving.Acts as an expert for Designated Responsible Individual (DRI) and monitors other engineers across product lines, working on call to monitor system/product/service for degradation, downtime, or interruptions.Seeks new knowledge and adapts to emerging trends, technical solutions, and patterns to enhance the availability, reliability, efficiency, observability, and performance of products. Also promotes consistency in monitoring and operations at scale and shares knowledge with other engineers. | |