Principal Software Engineer

Microsoft's Azure Data engineering team is seeking a Principal Software Engineer to join their databases team, specifically working on Azure Cosmos DB's MongoDB API. This role focuses on building and maintaining Microsoft's next-generation globally distributed database systems. You'll be working on designing and implementing a new single tenant vCore MongoDB Gateway, contributing to one of Azure's fastest-growing services.

The position offers an opportunity to work with cutting-edge cloud database technology, specifically Azure Cosmos DB, which provides globally distributed, elastic scale, multi-model cloud database services. You'll be part of a team that enables developer-friendly, mission-critical, AI-enabled operational databases across relational, non-relational, and OSS offerings.

As a Principal Engineer, you'll take ownership of building highly performant and scalable gateway services, collaborate with various partner teams, and drive improvements in service telemetry. The role requires extensive experience in RUST programming and distributed systems, with a focus on scalability improvements.

The position offers competitive compensation ranging from CAD 135,800 to CAD 253,000 per year, along with comprehensive benefits including healthcare, educational resources, and parental leave. Microsoft values diversity and seeks different perspectives to better serve their customers, making it an ideal environment for passionate innovators looking to make a significant impact in the cloud database space.