Principal Data Engineer

For many businesses, data is one of their most valuable assets. Data can be used to identify patterns, predict behaviors, and provide business insights. Information that used to be discarded because it was too expensive to store is now being held indefinitely – thanks largely to the economies of the cloud! The Commercial Software Engineering (CSE) organization is a team of software engineers that work with customers to make the impossible possible. From our largest customers to strategic startups, we work side-by-side in a code-with manner to help accelerate their cloud adoption – applying sound engineering practices and gathering insights for our product groups along the way. We are looking for an experienced Data Engineer. You will join the CSE Data Technology Domain – a group of data professionals within the larger CSE organization that are driven to make Azure the best place for our customer’s data workloads. Among the team’s responsibilities are: Engaging directly with customers on their mission-critical data workloads Developing deep technical relationships with the Azure Data product groups, becoming the trusted “voice of the customer” in engineering discussions Using technical feedback from data workloads from across CSE to drive improvements into Azure data offerings Extracting relevant learnings and patterns from customer engagements and sharing those learnings with the world ResponsibilitiesAs a Principal Data Engineer, you will be responsible for: Providing subject matter expertise to the entire CSE organization in the form of: Short-term non-coding engagements (such as design and scoping sessions)Targeted sprints (1 – 2 weeks) working with a development team to provide specific data knowledge to the project Longer-term (3 – 6 week) embedding with a development team to provide more generalized data experience Owning the technical relationship with one or more Azure Data product groups Identifying common solution patterns, collaborate with other specialists across our team to lead and contribute to projects that generalize those patterns, often shipping them as open-source software or customer validated guidance.Sustain a high level of proficiency in your technical specialties and ramp up on new technologies and languages in support of customer engagements.Participating in organization-wide projects and steering committeesQualificationsRequired: 10+ years of hands-on experience architecting and implementing complex data solutions 5+ years of experience architecting and implementing large operational data stores or 5+ years of experience with Big Data technologies like Apache Spark3+ years of experience with Core Cloud Computing Concepts (Compute/Networking/Storage/Identity) Preferred:Outside the Box Thinking – You will be presented with problems to solve where you will need to work around gaps in the target platform Ability to Navigate through Ambiguity – We often have to dig in to learn all of the details of a potential solution Communication – You will be asked to have technical discussions with both early in career developers and C-level executives – often in the same setting Prioritization – you will need to handle multiple active customer projects at the same time, and prioritization between them will be key to success Experience in the following will be beneficial: DevOps for Data Open-Source Software Contributions Written Content Creation/Publication Conference Presentation Development/DeliveryWe are a team that likes to “lead by example” and collaborate on how to get things done. We would rather try something and learn from it than wait for things to happen around us. If this sounds like the place for you, we’d like to hear more! For Colorado OnlyThe salary for this role in the state of Colorado is between $158,800 and $238,200At Microsoft, certain roles are eligible for additional rewards, including annual bonus and stock. These awards are allocated based on individual performance. In addition, certain roles also have the opportunity to earn sales incentives based on revenue or utilization, depending on the terms of the plan and the employee’s role.Benefits/perks listed here may vary depending on the nature of your employment with Microsoft and the country where you work.US-based employees gain access to healthcare benefits, a 401(k) plan and company match, short-term and long-term disability coverage, basic life insurance, and fitness benefits, among others.#CSEngMicrosoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request via the Accommodation request form.Benefits/perks listed below may vary depending on the nature of your employment with Microsoft and the country where you work.Benefits and PerksIndustry leading healthcareSavings and investmentsGiving programsEducational resourcesMaternity and paternity leaveOpportunities to network and connectDiscounts on products and servicesGenerous time awayJob SummaryJob number: 1428096Date posted : 2022-07-28Travel: 0-25%Profession: EngineeringRole type: Individual ContributorEmployment type: Full-TimeExperience: Experienced professionals