Principal Software Engineer

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Imagine being at the forefront of a revolution powered by Data and AI (Artificial intelligence), transforming Marketing at Microsoft into a true “Frontier Organization” that drives impact at an unprecedented scale.

As part of the Global Marketing Data Engineering team, you will have the opportunity to build cutting-edge data platforms that process and synthesize billions of demand signals, enabling personalized customer journeys, media innovation, and high impact campaigns that redefine customer engagement. By crafting data products that integrate, enrich, and serve deep insights across an infinite number of scenarios, you are not only shaping the future but experiencing it firsthand as we directly contribute to the evolution of our most advanced technologies like Purview and Fabric. The Global Marketing Data Engineering team is seeking a Principal Software Engineer to join us! Unleash your potential and play a pivotal role as a data innovator with world-changing impact - your journey starts here!

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.

In alignment with our Microsoft values, we are committed to cultivating an inclusive work environment for all employees to positively impact our culture every day.

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 6+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python
  • OR equivalent experience.
• 2+ years of experience in a lead role managing big data platforms.
• 4+ years of experience with Azure infrastructure, with hands-on experience in Azure CLI, AAD Graph, Azure Data stack (e.g., Synapse, ADB, ADF, Cosmos, Data Explorer, Fabric), and data visualization tools.

Additional or preferred qualifications

Data Engineering IC5 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $139,900 - $274,800 per year. There is a different range applicable to specific work locations, within the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area, and the base pay range for this role in those locations is USD $188,000 - $304,200 per year.

Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here: https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/us-corporate-pay

Microsoft will accept applications for the role until September 28th, 2025.

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• Develop and implement a federated infrastructure strategy for marketing data focused on cost optimization and scalability.
• Develop monitoring systems and processes for Data Platform infrastructure, pipelines, usage, and access patterns.
• Build capabilities for data discovery, access management, policy enforcement, and lineage tracking, aligned with the DE data platform vision.
• Create and deploy frameworks and tools for data quality measurement and monitoring to deliver secure, sustainable, high-performing, and reliable marketing data for consumer needs.
• Design and roll out data storage framework and solution in line with medallion architecture and automated role-based access controls across all access layers.
• Establish engineering quality through best practices, coding standards, and robust code management tooling.
• Collaborate with Data Product Engineering, Data Ops, and Partner Engineering teams to deliver end-to-end platform solutions.
• Partner with Fabric, Purview, Azure ML teams to influence product roadmaps and address feature gaps.
• Implement shared tools for cross-tenant Azure data intake and publishing.
• Deploy capabilities for data classification, tagging, retention, archival, and deletion to meet privacy policy requirements.
• Identify and prioritize platform improvements using incident and feedback data.
• Embody our culture and values.