Microsoft · 3 hours ago
Principal Software Engineer
Redmond, WA
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$140K/yr - $275K/yr
6+ years expMicrosoft Advertising empowers the world’s largest advertisers to reach their maximum potential through digital advertising solutions on the Microsoft Advertising platform. The Principal Software Engineer will be responsible for driving data strategy, ensuring data integrity and accessibility, and leveraging data insights to support business decisions.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)Enterprise SoftwareCloud ComputingCyber SecuritySoftwareProfessional ServicesInformation TechnologyAgentic AIApplication Performance ManagementBusiness DevelopmentDevOpsInformation ServicesManagement Information SystemsNetwork Security
Responsibilities
Collaborate with cross functional teams to understand data requirements and deliver high quality data solutions
Develop and optimize data models to support data analytics
Utilize advanced analytics techniques to extract insights from large datasets and drive data driven decision making
Implement data validation frameworks and monitoring systems to detect and resolve data quality issues
Troubleshoot and resolve issues in data pipelines to ensure timely and accurate data delivery
Work with a security-first mindset, focusing on system scalability and maintainability
Coach and mentor peers and emerging team members while advocating for best practices
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field 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
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
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 Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 12+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python OR equivalent experience
6+ years of experience in software engineering, with a focus on data engineering and data analytics
Solid experience with data processing frameworks such as Apache Spark, Hadoop
Expertise in SQL and experience with RDBMS, Key Value stores
Familiarity with cloud platforms and data services
Excellent problem solving skills and the ability to work independently and as part of a team
Solid communication skills
Familiarity with Azure
Experience with machine learning and data science tools and frameworks
Knowledge of data visualization tools (e.g., Tableau, Power BI)
Experience with containerization and orchestration tools (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes)
Company
Microsoft
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Funding
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