Principal Software Engineer

Microsoft is a company where passionate innovators come to collaborate, envision what can be and take their careers further. This is a world of more possibilities, more innovation, more openness, and the sky is the limit thinking in a cloud-enabled world.

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.

Within Azure Data, the databases team builds and maintains Microsoft's operational Database systems. We store and manage data in a structured way to enable multitude of applications across various industries. We are on a journey to enable developer friendly, mission-critical, AI enabled operational Databases across relational, non-relational and OSS offerings.

DocumentDB is an open-source, PostgreSQL-based NoSQL database that brings together the scalability of document stores and the reliability of relational systems. Our mission is to make PostgreSQL the best database for modern, document-oriented workloads - powering next-generation cloud-native applications with flexibility, performance, and AI-first features.

As the Principal Software Engineering Manager on the DocumentDB team (part of Azure CosmosDB), you will get to build and scale a team of highly talented software engineers, working on core components of DocumentDB like Index/Query and Storage engine. You will be responsible for all areas of the engineering lifecycle, including collaboration with customers, milestone planning, technical and design leadership, shipping features with quality and tracking Livesite/Supportability KPIs.

This role requires a highly technical leader who can work across organizations, work effectively with remote leadership, navigate distributed systems, build teams, mentor engineers, and foster a culture of innovation and excellence to amplify their impact.

We do not just value differences or different perspectives. We seek them out and invite them in so we can tap into the collective power of everyone in the company. As a result, our customers are better served.

• Lead and grow multiple engineering teams responsible for critical components of DocumentDB engine ( storage, index ,query and gateway).
• Oversee partnership with stakeholders (e.g., project manager, cross-function leaders) to determine user requirements within and across teams for multiple product lines.
• Shape and drive the technical roadmap for DocumentDB (both OSS and Azure Managed Service) ensuring performance, availability and scalability of both offerings.
• Mentor senior engineers and build a culture of technical excellence and collaboration within teams.
• Provide technical and team leadership in efforts to collect, classify, and analyze complex livesite data and analyses on a range of metrics (e.g., health of the system).

Embody our culture and values

Required/minimum qualifications

Software Engineering IC6 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $163,000 - $296,400 per year. There is a different range applicable to specific work locations, within the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area, and the base pay range for this role in those locations is USD $220,800 - $331,200 per year.

Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here:
https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/us-corporate-pay

This position will be open for a minimum of 5 days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.

Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran or military status, race, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance with religious accommodations and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations.