Senior Software Engineer - PostgreSQL team

We are Azure Databases, a Microsoft team that drives the future of databases in the Microsoft Cloud. Our software development teams, located in Belgrade, are building some of the most advanced and widely used database cloud services in the world. The services we build are based on groundbreaking technology and are global market leaders, with millions of active users, and applications ranging from small shops to large mission critical business workloads. Each service provides the benefits of automated database management: patching, backups, high-availability, security, and many more. We're hiring for Azure DB for PostgreSQL services and teams within Azure Databases.

Our PostgreSQL Engineering team is on a mission to redefine the future of cloud-native PostgreSQL by building a modern, serverless database platform that delivers continuous availability, high performance, and seamless scalability. We are investing in foundational improvements across core PostgreSQL components, engineering practices, and tooling—spanning automation, observability, and intelligent diagnostics—while embracing both proven techniques and cutting-edge innovations. We collaborate closely with open-source communities, Linux kernel contributors, and internal Azure engineering teams to push the boundaries of what PostgreSQL can achieve in the cloud.  You will have the opportunity to contribute to open-source PostgreSQL and Linux, and\or develop extensions.

We are looking for Senior Software Engineers who are passionate and highly motivated to work on researching, solving deep technical problems, and taking on new challenges. In this role you will collaborate with some of the world's leading experts in this area of technology, and have an excellent opportunity to learn, grow and advance your career.

• Design, produce and deliver software to improve the reliability, scalability, performance, security, and efficiency of a cloud service.
• Contribute with fixing, enhancing, and supporting our services in production, including periodic on-call duties.
• Collaborate with colleagues across the world to address all requirements needed to run enterprise-grade services.
• Participate actively in code reviews, bug/issue triage with the feature teams, and support well informed decisions towards business and engineering goals.
• Review and influence ongoing design, architecture, standards and methods for operating services and systems.
• Drive and lead the software development projects from technical perspective.
• Proactively come up with the proposals for further improvements of the system, process and owned product.
• Mentor and guide the junior engineering colleagues.

• Degree in computer science, electrical engineering, software engineering, or a related technical discipline.
• 5+ years of experience in technical design, problem-solving, and debugging.
• 5+ years of experience with architecting large system and seeing them to production.
• 3+ years of development experience on Linux and knowledge of Linux System internals
• Ability to effectively communicate in English.
• Experience in one or more programming languages, including, but not limited to: C/C++, Java, C#, Python, PowerShell, Rust
• Experience with planning, organizing, and executing improvements on components and feature areas.
• Drive for customer engagement and obsession, with data driven approach.
• Formal and non-formal leadership skills.

Preferred/Additional Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience running large-scale services and building databases systems.
• Industry experience building and maintaining open-source software (OSS) and working with PostgreSQL.
• Proficient analytical skills with systematic and structured approaches to software design.

This position will be open for a minimum of 5 days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.

Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran or military status, race, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance with religious accommodations and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations.