Principal Software Engineer
 Microsoft | |
 United States, Texas, Irving | |
| 7000 State Highway 161 (Show on map) | |
 Sep 21, 2025 | |
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OverviewAre you passionate about leading technical innovation at exabyte scale? Join the Azure Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery (BCDR) team and help build the next-generation resiliency platform for Azure. You'll be at the forefront of designing and operating a critical, multi-tenant, microservices-based architecture that helps provide best resiliency capabilities for critical enterprise workloads in AzureAs a Principal Software Engineer, you will drive the design and implementation of highly scalable data paths and stores for backup and disaster recovery. You'll collaborate with industry experts to tackle complex technical challenges in data integrity, scale, performance, and security. This role offers a unique opportunity to accelerate your career growth, develop deep business acumen, and influence the future of cloud data protection. Additionally, you'll benefit from flexible work arrangements, including partial or full work-from-home options.- Partner with stakeholders to determine user requirements for critical BCDR scenarios.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
ResponsibilitiesPartner with stakeholders to determine user requirements for critical BCDR scenarios.Lead the identification of dependencies and the development of design documents for Azure BCDR services and platforms.Mentor and lead by example, producing extensible and maintainable code used across products.Drive project and release planning, collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver on business goals.Serve as a Designated Responsible Individual (DRI), monitoring system health and ensuring high availability and reliability.Proactively seek new knowledge and adapt to emerging trends and technologies to improve product performance, reliability, and operational efficiency.Foster a culture of customer obsession, live site excellence, and continuous improvement | |