Senior Software Engineer

Microsoft Azure SQL DB is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join their Control Plane team. As a leader in managed relational database services, we operate at massive scale across 40+ regions worldwide. The role involves designing and implementing next-generation control plane platforms handling billions of REST API calls monthly. You'll work on complex distributed systems, focusing on database management, capacity optimization, and service reliability. The ideal candidate combines deep technical expertise with customer empathy, thriving in a fast-paced environment while maintaining high quality standards. This position offers the opportunity to shape critical infrastructure powering enterprise-scale database operations, collaborate with talented teams, and directly impact millions of databases worldwide. You'll be responsible for both technical leadership and mentoring, while working with cutting-edge cloud technologies and solving challenging scalability problems.