Principal Software Engineer - Cloud Native Development (Remote)

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Job Summary:

Microsoft is a leading technology company that empowers individuals and organizations globally. The Principal Software Engineer – Cloud Native Development will focus on designing and implementing distributed cloud services, enhancing system reliability, and mentoring engineers while collaborating with a diverse team.

Responsibilities:

• Develop code for creating production quality service, including micro-service creation (e.g., gRPC, REST API), middleware, build, test, resource provisioning, deployment, monitoring, etc.

• Keep up with the latest tech stacks.

• Build RAG (retrieval augmented generation), workflow that works well with LLM (large language models). This allows users to easily adopt the best practices and apply changes to existing code

• Work with users to help them use our system. Take their feedback and improve.

• Mentor engineers in terms of code review, design review, helping them debug technical problems, etc.

Qualifications:

Required:

• 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, Go, C#, or Python OR equivalent experience.

• 2+ years of experience designing and building distributed cloud services, with a focus on performance, reliability, and maintainability in production environments.

• 2+ years of experience enhancing system reliability, scalability, and security, applying best practices to ensure robust and secure service delivery across diverse environments.

• 1+ year(s) of experience working with Kubernetes, Linux, and container technologies, contributing to the development, deployment, and management of scalable cloud-native applications.

• 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:

• 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, Go, C#, 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, Go, C#, or Python OR equivalent experience.

• 1+ year(s) of experience with build, release, and monitoring processes, including implementing continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD) pipelines and observability tools to support service health and operational excellence.

Company:

Microsoft is a software corporation that develops, manufactures, licenses, supports, and sells a range of software products and services. Founded in 1975, the company is headquartered in Redmond, Washington, USA, with a team of 10001+ employees. The company is currently Public Company.