About the Role

Principal Software Engineer role on the Azure Kubernetes Service team, focusing on container orchestration and cloud-native infrastructure. Involves designing architecture, implementing core components, and collaborating with stakeholders to advance Kubernetes networking and support AI applications.

Key Responsibilities

• Partners with stakeholders to identify product direction and dependencies
• Leads by example and mentors others to produce extensible code
• Acts as Designated Responsible Individual (DRI) for system monitoring and on-call support
• Increases development speed and efficiency across the engineering team
• Proactively seeks new knowledge to improve product availability and performance

Required Skills & Qualifications

Must Have:

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related field AND 6+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages like C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python OR equivalent experience
• 4+ years of experience in building, shipping, and operating reliable, distributed solutions
• 2+ years of experience in Kubernetes development
• Ability to pass Microsoft Cloud Background Check upon hire and every two years

Nice to Have:

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science AND 10+ years technical engineering experience with coding in Go, C#, Rust, or C/C++ OR Master's Degree AND 8+ years experience
• 4+ years people management experience
• 5+ years of experience designing and delivering cloud-native platforms and applications based on Kubernetes
• 5+ years of site-reliability or infrastructure engineering experience

Benefits & Perks

• Industry leading healthcare