Principal Software Engineer

Azure Data Manager for Energy (ADME), helps Energy companies gain actionable insights, improve operational efficiency, and accelerate time to market on the enterprise-grade, cloud-based Open Subsurface Data Universe (OSDU) Data Platform service. It supports innovation with a flexible, open energy platform that developers can build upon and customize.

ADME engineering team is seeking a highly experienced Principal Software Engineer to be the Microsoft engineering lead and technical representative in the OSDU community. This individual will contribute to the OSDU code base through a structured open-source development process, ensuring quality, compliance, and interoperability across the platform.

This role requires a deep commitment to open-source software (OSS) principles and a proven track record of contributing to or maintaining OSS projects. Familiarity with the Open Subsurface Data Universe (OSDU) platform is highly desirable, especially in contexts involving data ingestion, platform architecture, or Artificial-Intelligence/Machine-Learning (AI/ML) applications in Energy or industrial domains.

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.

Responsibilities

• Influence OSDU technical direction and long-term vision across teams and member organizations by contributing to, maintaining, or initiating projects relevant to ADME mission in OSDU.
• Actively engage in the OSDU milestone capabilities selection and scoping process. Drive and participate through measurable contributions on behalf of ADME/Microsoft working towards the goal of launching OSDU milestone releases with high quality and backwards compatibility.
• Lead and mentor engineering teams across multiple energy projects in the OSDU community.
• Ensure adherence to secure coding practices, vulnerability management, and compliance standards.
• Engage in the community through active participation in the OSDU community review process.
  
  

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 12+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, Java, or Python OR equivalent experience.
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Ph.D. or Master's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 8+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python OR equivalent experience.
• 1+ year(s) of working knowledge of the OSDU platform, including data ingestion workflows, manifest files, and metadata standards.
• 1+ year(s) of proficiency in the Energy or industrial sectors where OSDU is applied.
• 1+ year(s) of familiarity with AI/ML applications in operational environments.
• 1+ year(s) of big data technologies and analytics platforms; Spark, Elastic Search, Databricks, and/or ADLS experience.
  
  

Other Requirements

• Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements are required for this role. These requirements include, but are not limited to the following specialized security screenings: Microsoft Cloud Background Check: This position will be required to pass the Microsoft Cloud Background Check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter.
  
  

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