Principal Software Engineer

Microsoft is a company where 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 usage billing team builds the next-generation data platform for reliable ingestion, aggregation and processing of usage emitted at high volume by Microsoft services and submits to internal Commerce systems for an accurate and timely bill to customers. This is a mission critical service built for scale, compliance and data guarantees also leveraging our world class Azure Data real time messaging, streaming and analytics services to ensure critical billing usage data to flow into revenue for Microsoft.As a Principal Software Engineer/Architect on the team, you will have the opportunity to work with various Azure technologies to build a massively scalable cloud service. You will develop and validate various components needed to build a robust, distributed and resilient platform for Azure Usage Billing along with helping in the design of parts of the platform.  This includes working on service management, programmability, usage pipeline, service fundamentals like monitoring, security, performance, engineering systems, tooling and live site. This is a senior technical leadership role to work with peer leaders and across the team on design, architecture and delivery.​​Come join the Azure Usage Billing team to build the next-generation usage platform to report billing for all Microsoft services and future external customers. Microsoft Azure is a fast-growing business. Azure provides customers an on-demand scalable platform to build, host and operate services through Microsoft global data centers with 200+ distinct capabilities available in 50+ regions.  Our customers use different Azure services and are billed as per their usage of these services with different SKUs (Stock Keeping Unit)/offers. This is a rare opportunity to define and drive the new frontier of infrastructure to meet the demands of growing Azure usage as well as supporting Office and other Microsoft services by providing a unified, reliable, and accurate usage billing platform. This service offering will support the breadth of Azure offerings with additional capabilities for auditing, automated verification and reconciliation, analytics and much more!  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. ​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.By applying to this U.S. based position, relocation is not provided for the roleRequired/Minimum Qualifications:Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, or related technical discipline AND 6+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or PythonOR 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: 4+ years people management experience 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 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 equivalent experience.​​Demonstrated experience with building cloud services.  Demonstrated experience engaging across organizations and working in a product architect role.Software Engineering IC5 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $137,600 - $267,000 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 $180,400 - $294,000 per year.Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here:     Microsoft will accept applications for the role until January 10, 2025. Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances.  We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request via the Accommodation request form.Benefits/perks listed below may vary depending on the nature of your employment with Microsoft and the country where you work.#azdat #azuredata ​​#usagebilling #billing ​ ​​As a Principal Software Engineer/Architect on the team, you will have the opportunity to:Work with various Azure technologies to build a massively scalable cloud service. Develop and validate various components needed to build a robust, distributed and resilient platform for Azure Usage Billing Design of parts of the platform which includes working on service management, programmability, usage pipeline, service fundamentals like monitoring, security, performance, engineering systems, tooling and live site. Work with Senior Technical Leadership and with peer leaders and across the team on design, architecture and delivery.​ Embody our culture and values Employment typeFull-TimeWork siteUp to 50% work from homeRole typeIndividual ContributorDisciplineSoftware EngineeringProfessionSoftware Engineering