Microsoft

Principal Software Engineer - Observability

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15 hours ago
Remote, Ireland or Dublin, IrelandStaff+

Responsibilities

  • Determine user requirements for agentic observability scenarios across Kubernetes and Linux.
  • Lead dependencies, architecture, and design documentation for products, applications, services, and platforms supporting agentic workflows.
  • Implement, review, test, debug, and maintain extensible production code while mentoring other engineers.
  • Drive project plans, release plans, and work items across multiple groups with product managers and other stakeholders.
  • Collect, correlate, and interpret systems signals using Linux kernel and eBPF techniques when appropriate.
  • Serve as a Designated Responsible Individual, support engineers across products, and participate in on-call monitoring for degradation, downtime, and interruptions.
  • Improve availability, reliability, efficiency, observability, and performance through knowledge sharing and operational improvements at scale.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in computer science or a related technical field and technical engineering experience with coding, or equivalent experience.
  • Coding experience in C, C++, Go, Python, or Rust.
  • Ability to meet Microsoft, customer, and/or government security screening requirements, including the Microsoft Cloud Background Check.
  • Preferred: master's degree in computer science or a related technical field with relevant technical engineering experience, or a bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
  • Preferred: experience designing, building, and operating distributed systems on Linux and Kubernetes.

Benefits

  • Base pay range of €99,800.00–€172,400.00 per year in Ireland.
  • Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation.
  • The position may require participation in an on-call roster.
  • Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled, with the posting open for a minimum of five days.
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Microsoft develops operating systems, productivity software, cloud services, developer tools, and consumer devices for individuals, enterprises, and governments. Its main products include Windows, Microsoft 365, Azure, Visual Studio/GitHub, Xbox, and LinkedIn; revenue comes from software subscriptions and licenses, cloud consumption, hardware sales, and advertising. Founded in 1975 and headquartered in Redmond, Washington, Microsoft is a public company traded on Nasdaq.

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