Overview
Are you passionate about developing top-notch solutions for Azure Kubernetes Service customers? If so, we have an exciting opportunity for you! Azure Kubernetes Service is at the forefront of innovation, leveraging cutting-edge technologies to deliver exceptional solutions to Azure customers.
As a Principal Software Engineer on the Azure Kubernetes Service team, you will have the chance to work across various layers of the technology stack.
From enhancing the user experience for our customers to building scalable distributed cloud services that handle traffic from customers to Azure Kubernetes Service, your responsibilities will span the entire spectrum.
This opportunity will allow you to be involved in designing and implementing solutions that cater to global services operating at a massive scale.
Collaboration is at the heart of our team, and you will work alongside a diverse group of individuals who embrace challenges, value continuous learning, and thrive in a collaborative environment.
Additionally, this role offers mentorship opportunities, career growth prospects, and involvement in high-impact areas of the business.
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.
Qualifications
Required Qualifications:
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 6+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python OR equivalent experience.
6+ years of experience with Kubernetes, Linux, or containers.
6+ years of experience with developing and operating distributed systems.
Ability to engage in site-reliability engineering practices.
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 Qualifications:
Bachelor'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, JavaScript, or Python.
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, JavaScript, or Python OR equivalent experience.
Profile links to open source contributions is a strong plus.
Responsibilities
Partners with appropriate stakeholders to determine user requirements for a set of scenarios.
Leads identification of dependencies and the development of design documents for a product, application, service, or platform.
Leads by example and mentors others to produce extensible and maintainable code used across products.
Leverages subject-matter expertise of cross-product features with appropriate stakeholders (e.g., project managers) to drive multiple group's project plans, release plans, and work items.
Holds accountability as a Designated Responsible Individual (DRI), mentoring engineers across products/solutions, working on-call to monitor system/product/service for degradation, downtime, or interruptions.
Proactively seeks new knowledge and adapts to new trends, technical solutions, and patterns that will improve the availability, reliability, efficiency, observability, and performance of products while also driving consistency in monitoring and operations at scale and shares knowledge with other engineers.
Benefits/perks listed below may vary depending on the nature of your employment with Microsoft and the country where you work.
Industry leading healthcare
Educational resources
Discounts on products and services
Savings and investments
Maternity and paternity leave
Generous time away
Giving programs
Opportunities to network and connect
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