Microsoft is seeking a Principal Software Development Engineer to join the Azure PostgreSQL team, focusing on innovations in relational database engines. The role involves working on critical areas such as query processing, transaction logging, and distributed systems. The team emphasizes a diverse and inclusive culture, fostering collaboration among world-class engineers. This position offers the opportunity to contribute to open-source PostgreSQL and develop extensions.

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical discipline and 6+ years of technical engineering experience with coding in languages including C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python.
• Ability to meet Microsoft, customer, and/or government security screening requirements.
• 4+ years of experience in developing and shipping system level features in an enterprise production backend server system.
• 2+ years of experience building and supporting distributed cloud services with production grade.
• Experience with internals of PostgreSQL or similar Enterprise Database Management system.

• Oversee overall system architecture for critical and high-impact areas.
• Create a strategic roadmap for system architecture considering future evolution.
• Establish and ensure policies for developing extensible, reusable, and maintainable code.
• Write proof of concept code and develop code directly as needed.
• Maintain operations of live service on a rotational, on-call basis.

• Employees at Microsoft are often offered comprehensive, “world-class” benefits—including health and mental-wellness programs, competitive pay with bonuses and stock awards, and retirement/savings options. Time-off and flexibility are common, with generous vacation and holidays, parental and caregiver leave, and flexible work schedules, alongside learning support, employee resource groups, product discounts, and matching-gifts/volunteering programs. Specific benefits can vary by region.