Principal Software Engineer
 Microsoft | |
 United States, Texas, Irving | |
| 7000 State Highway 161 (Show on map) | |
 Sep 26, 2025 | |
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OverviewAre you energized by the opportunity to build systems that operate at cloud scale? Do you enjoy working with cutting-edge technologies and solving complex challenges? We are seeking a Principal Software Engineer who is passionate about advancing cloud infrastructure. Join our team at Azure Core Compute to help shape the future of cloud computing and redefine how organizations grow, collaborate, and succeed.In the role of Principal Software Engineer for Azure Compute Node Services, you will help design, develop, and operate the compute platform that powers virtual machines, containers, and bare metal servers. Our team is focused on evolving the Azure host, integrating hardware acceleration, and implementing strategies to enhance performance, reliability, and efficiency. You will work closely with engineers across Azure to deliver scalable features that support diverse workloads with high availability. Microsoft's mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. As employees we come together with a growth mindset, innovate to empower others, and collaborate to realize our shared goals. Each day we build on our values of respect, integrity, and accountability to create a culture of inclusion where everyone can thrive at work and beyond.
ResponsibilitiesLead technically, raise standards and maintain a results-driven culture.Leads identification of dependencies and the development of design documents for a product, application, service or platform.Optimizes, debugs, refactors, and reuses code to improve performance and maintainability, effectiveness and Return on Investment (ROI).Collaborate within Azure to develop platforms for managing and monitoring at scale.Develop engineers at all levels through knowledge sharing and continuous learning.Serve as a role model for an open, honest, and inclusive approach to problem solving.Acts as an Designated Responsible Individual (DRI) and monitors other engineers across product lines, working on-call to monitor system/product/service for degradation, downtime or interruptions.Seeks new knowledge and adapts to emerging trends, technical solutions and patterns to enhance the availability, reliability, efficiency and performance of products. | |