Principal Software Engineer

Job Description

As a Principal Software Engineer in the Azure Container Networking group at Microsoft, you will architect and build next-generation frameworks for provisioning connectivity, observability, and security across distributed container fleets.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 6+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, Go, Rust, or Python OR equivalent experience
• 5+ years of experience designing large-scale, mission-critical cloud services
• 3+ years of expertise in container and Kubernetes networking
• 2+ years of experience contributing to major open source projects
• Experience fostering cross-team collaboration and supporting the success of both customers and engineering teams
• Ability to meet Microsoft, customer, and/or government security screening requirements

Responsibilities

• Design and lead scalable, resilient networking services powering AKS, ACA, and emerging serverless/AI runtimes
• Develop eBPF driven connectivity, observability, and security extensions in collaboration with the Cilium/Retina OSS communities
• Build agentic AI systems that ingest multi-cloud telemetry
• Influence architecture across Azure Networking, Compute, and AI Platform teams
• Mentor and technically lead engineers
• Partner with product, PM, and field teams to deliver features end to end
• Hold accountability as a Designated Responsible Individual (DRI)

Benefits

• Industry leading healthcare
• Educational resources
• Discounts on products and services
• Savings and investments
• Maternity and paternity leave
• Generous time away
• Giving programs
• Opportunities to network and connect