.This job is with Microsoft, an inclusive employer and a member of my Gwork – the largest global platform for the LGBTQ+ business community.Please do not contact the recruiter directly.Overview Microsoft is a company where passionate innovators come to collaborate, envision what can be, and take their careers further.This is a world of more possibilities, more innovation, more openness, and the sky-is-the-limit-thinking in a cloud-enabled world. Microsoft's Azure Data engineering team is leading the transformation of analytics in the world of data with products like: databases, data integration, big data analytics, messaging & real-time analytics, and business intelligence.The products in our portfolio include Microsoft Fabric, Azure SQL DB, Azure Cosmos DB, Azure Postgre SQL, Azure Data Factory, Azure Synapse Analytics, Azure Service Bus, Azure Event Grid, and Power BI.Our mission is to build the data platform for the age of AI, powering a new class of data-first applications and driving a data culture. Within Azure Data, our Graph team is dedicated to simplifying the process of extracting insights from the vast scale of interconnected business data prevalent in every organization.We are driven by our goal to enable all users to visualize, analyze, and enrich the intricate relationships within their business data.We are currently seeking a Principal Software Engineer who can define and implement our vision of scale-out graph indices, and graph algorithms systems, enabling large-scale graph analytics data analysts, business users, and data scientists across all organizations. 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.Qualifications Required/Minimum Qualifications Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, or related technical discipline.Extensive years of technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to C++, Java, or Python.Relevant years of experience in development and operation of distributed systems as an Individual Contributor or Manager.Demonstrated experience in Graph high-performance compute, low-latency serving or algorithm development.Other Requirements Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements are required for this role.These requirements include, but are not limited to the following specialized security screenings: Microsoft Cloud Background Check: This position will be required to pass the Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter. Preferred/Additional Qualifications Preferred demonstrated experience of graph database query languages, e.G.Open Cypher, Datalog
