New 
Principal Data Engineer
 Microsoft | |
 United States, Washington, Redmond | |
 Jul 30, 2025 | |
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OverviewMicrosoft Teams is core to Microsoft's vision for intelligent communications and productivity panes into modern workplace. As the hub for teamwork in Office 365, Microsoft Teams continue to build momentum across collaboration, chat, meetings, and calls, with over 320M monthly active users.We are looking for a Principal Data Engineer as part of Teams data engineering team in Redmond. You will grow your skills by working on highly scalable systems and latest technologies, processing petabyte scale data daily with the latest big data tools like Microsoft Fabric, Azure Data Lake and Azure Data Explorer. You will collaborate closely with data science to derive actionable insights and influence our product and growth strategy. 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.
ResponsibilitiesYou will build advanced code to extract raw data, coach the team on techniques to validate its quality, and ensure the correct data is ingested across the pipeline. You'll also provide expertise on techniques to transform raw data into forms compatible with downstream data sources.Using your technical expertise, you'll improve data tools used to transform, manage, and access data across the organization. You'll also write code to optimize storage and availability of data platforms so that they're more resilient.You will improve performance monitoring protocols across the project, building automation into data visualizations and aggregations to address pipeline health patterns. You'll also implement robust solutions and self-healing processes that prevent recurring points of failure across products.You will interpret laws and develop procedures that ensure compliance with all applicable laws and policies across the entire pipeline. You'll also govern data accessibility across multiple data pipelines and/or models.Embody our Culture and Values. | |