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　　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 of 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.​

　　Join Us in Shaping the Future of Azure PostgreSQL!

　　Are you ready to lead and innovate in one of the fastest-growing teams within Azure Databases? We're seeking a highly skilled Principal Software Engineering Manager to spearhead our mission of elevating service-wide fundamentals. This is your chance to drive the core principles and customer commitments across a vast, high-impact Azure service.

　　Responsibilities

　　​​Leading a team of software engineers to design, develop, test, and deploy high quality cloud services using agile methodologies and best practices.

　　Providing technical guidance, feedback, and mentorship to your team members and fostering a culture of collaboration, innovation, and customer focus

　　Partnering with other teams across Azure and Microsoft to onboard to common initiatives and adopt best practices from other teams.

　　Managing the operational excellence, security, reliability, and scalability of the Azure PostgreSQL service.​

　　Embody our culture (https://careers.microsoft.com/v2/global/en/culture) and values (https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/about/corporate-values)

　　Qualifications

　　Required /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 Python

　　OR equivalent experience.

　　4+ years of Experience in building and managing large scale distributed services .

　　4+ years of people management 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

　　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 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 equivalent experience.

　　4+ years people management experience.

　　Track record of managing cross-functional / cross-time zone teams.

　　Experience in building / managing Control/Data plane for distributed services.

　　Experience with PostgreSQL database

　　Experience in managing services based on Linux ecosystem.

　　An ideal candidate also has experience handling service wide problems like live site management, engineering systems, customer support etc.

　　Software Engineering M5 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $133,600 - $256,800 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 $173,200 - $282,200 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

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