Principal Software Engineer

Azure DevOps is a critical part of Microsoft's cloud infrastructure, providing essential services for millions of engineers worldwide, including work planning, repositories, CI/CD, and test management. As a Principal Software Engineer in the Azure DevOps team, you'll be responsible for ensuring the platform's reliability, performance, and continuous evolution.

The role involves working on a distributed team focused on maintaining and enhancing Azure DevOps' core services. You'll be instrumental in designing and implementing features that impact millions of developers, with a strong emphasis on scalability and performance. The position requires deep technical expertise in cloud services, distributed systems, and modern development practices.

Your work will directly influence how developers worldwide build and deploy software, as Azure DevOps is the solution of choice for thousands of Microsoft's largest customers and internal teams. You'll be responsible for maintaining the platform's promise of being always available, always reliable, and always responsive.

The role offers an opportunity to work with cutting-edge technologies and contribute to a service that's fundamental to modern software development. You'll collaborate with talented engineers across Microsoft, lead technical initiatives, and help shape the future of development tools and practices.

This position requires a blend of technical excellence, leadership skills, and customer focus. You'll need to balance architectural decisions with practical implementation, mentor team members, and maintain a strong connection to customer needs. The role involves 25-50% travel and offers a hybrid work arrangement with up to 50% work from home flexibility.

If you're passionate about developer productivity, have deep technical expertise, and want to make a significant impact on how software is built and deployed at scale, this role offers an exceptional opportunity to work on technology that powers development teams worldwide.