Principal Data Engineering Architect

Microsoft · Washington · $142,800–$274,800 (stated in the posting)

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Overview

Effective marketing starts with understanding customers: how they engage, what they need, and which experiences create value. Microsoft's Marketing Data Engineering Team turns signals across web, campaigns, content, seller and partner interactions, and sales outcomes into trusted data products. We help marketers improve multi-channel customer engagement and learn faster through evidence, with AI-native self-service that makes trusted data easier to find and use. 

As a Principal Data Engineering Architect, you will lead the architecture and hands-on development of petabyte-scale systems processing billions of events per day that power the business. You will help shape team strategy across data architecture, modeling, solution design and data products, and provide technical direction for major capabilities. This individual contributor role combines autonomy with influence across partner engineering teams, enabling domain teams through shared standards. 

Business acumen is central to the role. You will work closely with marketers, marketing technologists, analysts and data scientists to understand their challenges and the why behind requests. Connect customer and business needs to reusable capabilities that solve more than a single requirement, while choosing the simplest approach that delivers value without overbuilding.

Microsoft’s mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. We bring a growth mindset to our work, collaborate across boundaries, and build on the values of respect, integrity, and accountability to create an inclusive culture where everyone can thrive.

Join us to unleash your potential and play a pivotal role as a data innovator with world-changing impact - your journey starts here!



Responsibilities

Business Understanding & Impact 

This role enables Microsoft's Marketing organization to transform raw data into trusted, scalable, AI-ready data products that fuel campaign performance measurement, customer intelligence, audience engagement, revenue growth, and executive decision-making through the Microsoft Fabric ecosystem.

The Principal Data Engineering Architect is responsible for the following:

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Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications: 

Preferred Qualifications:



Data Engineering IC5 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $142,800 - $274,800 per year. There is a different range applicable to specific work locations, within the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area, and the base pay range for this role in those locations is USD $188,000 - $304,200 per year.

Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here:
https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/us-corporate-pay


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.

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