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Principal Software Engineer at Microsoft

Department: Software Engineering

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Compensation

$142,800 – $274,800/yr

Setup
On-site
Location
Us, Île-de-France
Type
Full-time
Level
staff+
Posted

Description

Microsoft is hiring a Principal Software Engineer to extend PostgreSQL for large-scale document workloads within the Azure DocumentDB engine team. The role focuses on database internals, indexing strategies, query-engine extensions, storage-layer design, performance profiling, and open-source collaboration. Candidates need a bachelor's degree in computer science or a related technical field plus 6+ years of technical engineering experience, or equivalent experience. The typical U.S. base pay range is USD $142,800-$274,800 per year, with higher ranges for the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area.

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