Job Description

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\xe2\x80\x99s 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.

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\xe2\x80\x99s 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.

\xe2\x80\x8b\xe2\x80\x8bWithin 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.\xe2\x80\x8b

\xe2\x80\x8b\xe2\x80\x8bWe are hiring a Principal Software Engineer to join the Azure PostgreSQL team, where you will work on different aspects of building and maintaining migration service to help customers seamlessly assess, convert and migrate their existing Oracle instances to Azure PostgreSQL Flexible Server with minimal downtime.

The group fosters a diverse and inclusive work culture that prioritizes people at all times. We spend our days collaborating with, teaching, and learning from a diverse set of world class engineers. We develop, test, and check code in every day. 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. \xe2\x80\x8b\xe2\x80\x8b

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.

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.

Responsibilities:

\xe2\x80\x8b\xe2\x80\x8bLead discussions for the architecture and designs to enable migration solution that is highly secure, reliable and performant.

Lead by example within the team by producing extensible and maintainable code. Apply metrics to drive the quality and stability of code, as well as appropriate coding patterns and best practices.

Participate in code reviews to ensure coding standards are followed. Consider diagnosability, reliability, and maintainability when reviewing code, and understand when code is ready to be shared or delivered.

Identify needs for a broad versus selected approach in testing mechanisms and make informed decisions to implement the most effective tests. Drive efforts to add new tests, remove antiquated tests, and aggregate tests to improve the test suite.

Maintain operations of live service as issues arise on a rotational, on-call basis.

Help with hiring and building a strong team of engineers.

Work in a culture of continuous improvement, adaptation, reflection, and growth.

Embody our and

Qualifications:

Required/Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor\'s Degree in Computer Science, or related technical discipline AND 10+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java

• OR equivalent experience.
• 5+ years of experience in developing and shipping system level features in an enterprise production backend server system.

• 4+ years of experience building and supporting distributed cloud services with production grade. \xe2\x80\x8b

Other Requirements

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.

Preferred/Additional Qualifications

• \xe2\x80\x8b\xe2\x80\x8bBachelor\'s Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 10+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java
• OR Master\'s Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 8+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java
• OR equivalent experience.
• 7+ years of experience in developing and shipping system level features in an enterprise production backend server system.

Experience with internals of PostgreSQL or similar Enterprise Database Management system, including understanding of migration and replication technology. * Experience building Distributed Systems with reliable guarantees.

• Understanding of data structures, algorithms, and distributed systems.
• Solve problems by always leading with passion and empathy for customers.
• Have a desire to work collaboratively, solve problems with groups, find win/win solutions and celebrate successes.
• Enthusiasm, integrity, self-discipline, results-orientation in a fast-paced environment. \xe2\x80\x8b

Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request via the Accommodation request form (Accessibility | Microsoft Careers).

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