Principal Software Engineer - Azure Local

Overview

Join Azure Local team to design and deliver next-generation cloud solutions, bringing Azure services closer to customers. This role focuses on enabling compute, storage, and networking capabilities for Azure Local environments, ensuring high availability, security, and integration with Azure Stack HCI and Kubernetes-based orchestration.

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.

Responsibilities

• Design & Implement: Develop and maintain core features for Azure Local compute, storage, and networking services with a focus on reliability and scalability.
• Technical Leadership: Drive architecture decisions, influence design patterns, and mentor junior engineers.
• Collaboration: Partner with cross-functional teams (networking, storage, Kubernetes) to deliver integrated solutions.
• Performance & Quality: Optimize code for performance, security, and maintainability; contribute to automated testing and CI/CD pipelines.
• Innovation: Explore emerging technologies to enhance Azure Local capabilities and improve customer experience.

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.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with Azure services, Azure Stack HCI, and Kubernetes.
• Understanding distributed systems, networking fundamentals, and cloud architecture.
• Knowledge of storage technologies (Storage Spaces Direct, Cluster Shared Volumes), and virtualization.
• Familiarity with Geneva monitoring and cloud-init lifecycle management.
• Experience working in large-scale, mission-critical environments.

Software Engineering IC5 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $139,900 - $274,800 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 $188,000 - $304,200 per year.

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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.