description“>OverviewImagine building the world’s computer that provides unprecedented reliability and unlimited scale, an organization that empowers individuals to achieve their best and treasure grass root innovation, technology that spans machine learning, networking, operating systems, User experience (UX), security, and solutions that enable millions of customers to run their mission critical workloads with confidence. The opportunities are infinite and innovation is limited only by our own imagination.We are part of the Azure networking team responsible for designing, building, and operating critical services for customers. Our responsibilities include enabling hybrid connectivity to allow enterprises to connect to Azure, Application load balancing, secure virtual machine (VM) access, network function virtualization (NFV), and application and network security services. At the core of these services is a robust software-defined networking (SDN) and network function virtualization (NFV) infrastructure, which we continuously innovate to enhance the agility, scalability, reliability, and cost-effectiveness of our services.Our culture promotes diversity and inclusion and is clearly reflected in all of the things we do. Diversity is more than a commitment for us – it is the foundation of what we do.We are looking for a Principal Software Engineering in Azure Networking team. If you are an experienced software engineer with a track record of delivering high quality services, passion to mentor and grow people, excitement to operate in a startup culture while delivering services with enterprise level maturity, this is a great opportunity for you to take the next step in your career. This is a high visibility position in an area of large and expanding investment for Azure and offers a terrific opportunity to innovate, influence, transform, and grow! 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. ResponsibilitiesOversees partnership with appropriate stakeholders (e.g., project manager, technical lead) to determine user requirements within and across teams for multiple solutions or product lines.Oversees teams and provides technical leadership for identification of dependencies and the development of design documents for a product, application, service, or platform.Builds, optimizes, debugs, refactors, and reuses code to improve performance and maintainability, effectiveness, and return on investment (ROI).Leads the resolution of complex site incidents and oversees for Designated Responsible Individuals (DRI) and directs the work of other engineers across product lines.Keeps informed of and communicates new standards to ensure that the product development and scaling to customer requirements and applies best practices for meeting scaling needs and performance expectations and holds accountability for products that do not meet expectations.Other:Embody our Culture and Values
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