Microsoft Principal Software Engineer 

India, Karnataka, Bengaluru 

706589584

Required/Minimum Qualifications

• 10+ years of software development experience using C, C++, Java or C# or an equivalent programming language
• BS or MS in Computer Science or equivalent degree

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

• Experience with internals of PostgreSQL or similar Enterprise Database Management system, including Storage Engine and High Availability.
• Experience building Distributed Systems with strong guarantees.
• 5+ years of experience in designing, developing and shipping system level features in a large-scale cloud application or a backend distributed system.
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• 3+ years of experience developing and maintaining high-performance libraries or software engineering with a focus on large distributed systems involving concurrency, storage systems or databases.

• Design and implement new features in the Query/Indexing areas to add new capabilities and help improve performance of customer queries/
• Engage with the OSS community for PostGreSQL / MongoDB to help develop new features and contribute improvements back to OSS code.
• Profile and analyze distributed system to identify performance bottlenecks.
• Work across team and organizational boundaries to drive clarity and alignment.
• Conduct and participate in design/code reviews and help shape and steer the team coding guidelines.
• Coaching and mentorship of fellow team members.

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