Principal Software Engineer

Microsoft is a company where passionate innovators come to envision the future, build transformative products using cutting edge technology, and accelerate their careers. In an AI and cloud-enabled world, the sky is the limit. Join us to build the next generation of products and services on a planetary scale!

As part of Microsoft's Azure Data engineering group, thedatabasesteamis in charge ofbuilding the next generation of database cloud services for our global customers. Our portfolio includes Azure SQL DB, Azure PostgreSQL, Azure MySQL, and Azure Cosmos DB. Our mission is tobuild the data platform for the age of AI, powering a new class of infinitely scalable data-first applications.

Come join Azure MySQL on our journey to build a best-in-class managed service for an AI-enabled open-source database offering. We are a team of passionate engineers working on a massive scale, and we are growing fast!

Why join Azure MySQL?

• Be a pioneer. You will work oncutting-edgetechnologies that enable the world's most sophisticated customers to run mission-critical workloads on a massive scale.

• Be at the forefront of the AI revolution. You will have the opportunity to explorenew ideas, experiment withnew technologies, and learn from world-class peers and mentors.

• Make an impact. The Azure MySQL team is growing fast; this is an opportunity to join early and shape our technology and culture as we build the next generation of services.

The Azure MySQL control plane manages thousands of machines in dozens of data centers around the world. We are looking for Principal Software Engineers who ship quickly, thrive in ambiguity, and write clean code under pressure. You will make pragmatic, high-impactdecisionsandownproblems end-to-end. If you have strong engineering skills,a track recordof high output, a bias for action, and an appetite for growth,we'dlike to work with you!

• Work on a team of world-class engineers, constantly learning, teaching, and collaborating to achieve excellence.

• Develop, test, and check-in code to deliver the best possible product to our customers.

• Makes decisions driven by data and customer feedback, allowing us to solve issues and make improvements ina timelyand efficient manner.

• Invests time in building robust engineering systems that reduce overhead and enable us to focus on new challenges.

• Embraces open-source technologies and are always on the lookout for opportunities to use existing solutions.

• Solves problems by always leading with empathy for our customers.

• Looks forward to the next problem, the next experiment, the next partner. Work collaboratively, solve problems with groups, find win/winsolutionsand celebrate successes.

Embody ourcultureandvalues