Overview
Do you love working with data, Artificial Intelligence (AI), and large distributed systems? Do you enjoy solving complex technical challenges and delighting customers while pushing the boundaries of cutting-edge technology at immense scale? Azure Databricks is an Azure service jointly developed and operated by Databricks and Microsoft. It offers the same core Databricks platform but with deep integration into Azure’s ecosystem with a mission to simplify and democratize data and artificial intelligence. From foundational analytics to the bleeding edge of generative AI, our platform is trusted by customers to unlock the value of their data—securely, reliably, and at scale. We're not just building software—we're shaping the future of intelligent systems.
As a Principal Engineer Manager - Azure Databricks, you will lead the engineering team and partner closely with product management to grow the business, improve product quality and security, and drive operational excellence. You will be responsible for developing new features that differentiate Azure Databricks as a first-party service, with deep integration into the Azure ecosystem. You’ll collaborate with stakeholders across Microsoft and Databricks to influence the future of our platform and deliver customer-centric innovations.
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.
Responsibilities
- Lead team in designing and building distributed systems that interact between different cloud technology services and infrastructures.
- Conduct research and maintain an awareness of industry knowledge and identify ways the information can be applied.
- Mentor team members and cross teams, providing technical direction for the engineering organization.
- Lead team in writing high-quality documentation including design documents, troubleshooting guides, and software specs.
- Participate in onboarding, code/design reviews, and regular meetings with the engineering teams that develop and manage those products.
- Participate in designs, develops, and maintains telemetry pipelines and monitoring tools that detail operations metrics and lead team to conduct deployment of the software products through Azure DevOps and CI/CD (continuous integration/continuous delivery) process.
- Respond to incidents during regular on-call rotations. Improve and optimize supportability of the product through innovative ideas and lead team and participate in monitoring performance and reliability of services and troubleshoot problem areas as needed.
Qualifications
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, or related technical discipline AND 12+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python - OR equivalent experience.
- 4+ years of people management experience, including experience managing managers.
Other Qualifications:
- 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 Qualifications:
- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science - OR related technical field AND 10+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, OR Python - OR Master's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 8+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python - OR equivalent experience.
- 4+ years people management experience.
Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories,