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Posted date: Dec 02, 2025
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Category: Software Engineering
Location: Redmond, WA
Estimated salary: $222,050
Range: $139,900 - $304,200
Employment type: Full-Time
Work location type: 3 days / week in-office
Role: Individual Contributor
Description
OverviewMicrosoft 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’s 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.
The Cosmos DB High Availability team is hiring a Principal Software Engineer; we are looking for engineers who are passionate about cloud databases and thrive on making data-driven decisions to develop innovative solutions that drive business growth. In this role, you will focus on building and optimizing Cosmos DB services at scale. You will work closely with engineers within the team and across other Azure services to design, architect, and implement reliable, low-latency solutions. You’ll engage with the full technology stack, transforming vision into high-quality, impactful features.
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
- Lead design and development of scalable, distributed systems.
- Provide architectural guidance and mentor engineering teams.
- Innovate and optimize features for performance and reliability.
- Collaborate across teams to align on goals and deliverables.
- Engage with customers to gather feedback and resolve complex issues.
- Mentor engineers and foster a culture of continuous learning.
- Contribute to the long-term vision and roadmap of Cosmos DB.
Embody our culture and values
Qualifications
Required/Minimum Qualifications
Required/Minimum 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.
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
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
Preferred knowledge of databases, especially NoSQL, and system design.
8+ years of experience in software engineering, especially in distributed systems.
Experience in cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, GCP) and programming languages (C#, C++, Powershell).
Knowledge of databases, especially NoSQL, and system design.
Proven leadership and mentorship skills.
Excellent problem-solving and troubleshooting abilities.
Proven communication skills, both verbal and written.
Benefits/perks listed below may vary depending on the nature of your employment with Microsoft and the country where you work.
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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.
Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here:
https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/us-corporate-pay
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.
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