Principal Software Engineer - Distributed Systems

Principal Software Engineer - Distributed Systems

Overview

Join Microsoft as a Principal Software Engineer in Sibiu, Romania, where you will be part of a dynamic team working on the Azure Storage team. This team is responsible for building, managing, and running the persistent cloud storage for Microsoft Azure, one of the foundational services in the Azure Cloud. Azure Storage is a massively scalable, highly distributed, and ubiquitously accessible storage system designed to serve the entire world with hundreds of thousands of devices in data centers across the globe.

Responsibilities

• Partner with stakeholders to determine user requirements for various scenarios.
• Lead the identification of dependencies and the development of design documents for products, applications, services, or platforms.
• Mentor others and produce extensible and maintainable code used across products.
• Drive project plans, release plans, and work items across multiple groups.
• Serve as a Designated Responsible Individual (DRI), mentoring engineers across products/solutions, and working on-call to monitor systems for degradation, downtime, or interruptions.
• Proactively seek new knowledge and adapt to new trends, technical solutions, and patterns to improve product availability, reliability, efficiency, observability, and performance.

Qualifications

Required

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field.
• Mid to Senior level technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, or C#.
• Experience in designing, analyzing, and troubleshooting large-scale distributed systems.

Preferred

• Professional software development experience building scalable, distributed services with C++ or C#.
• Expertise in multi-threaded/parallel programming, storage or file systems, networking and network security, distributed systems, operating systems, encryption and authentication, and REST.
• Demonstrated excellence in software architecture, engineering and coding practices, data structures and algorithms, testing, debugging, and analytical skills.
• Ability to plan, schedule, and deliver reliable and performant software.

Other Requirements

• Ability to meet Microsoft, customer, and/or government security screening requirements.

Why Microsoft?

Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to fostering an inclusive work environment where everyone can thrive. Our mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. We believe in a growth mindset, innovation, and collaboration to realize our shared goals. Join us and be part of a team that values respect, integrity, and accountability.

How to Apply

Interested candidates can apply through the Microsoft careers page. Please ensure you meet the required qualifications before applying.

Location

This position is based in Sibiu, Romania, and offers a remote work environment.