Senior Software Engineer - Azure Storage Infrastructure

Azure Storage is at the core of Azure, providing over 100 exabytes (100 million terabytes) of raw capacity distributed over 3000+ storage clusters in 200+ datacenters across 70 regions worldwide. Azure Storage provides the persistent storage layer in the cloud, powering millions of Azure virtual machines, holding centuries of video, billions of photos, and exabytes of data powering the latest breakthroughs in AI.

As a Senior Software Engineer - Azure Storage Infrastructure, you will work closely with Core Engineering Teams, Program Managers and DevOps Engineers to understand the business requirements and challenges, and to deliver a system that meets the expectations and needs of our first- and third-party customers. You will also collaborate with other partners and stakeholders to ensure that the dependencies are identified and built, observability is implemented, and tooling & automation are made available to support Operations.

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Required Qualifications: 

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 4+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C++, C#, Java or Python.
  
  • OR equivalent experience.
• 4+ years of experience in technical design, problem solving and debugging skills.
• 2+ years of experience in one of the following: Distributed Systems, Control Systems, Algorithms and Data Structures for High Availability Systems Design, and designing systems at scale.

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.

Additional/Preferred Qualifications: 

• Bachelor’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#, Java or Python.
  • OR Master’s degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 6+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C++, C#, Java or Python.
  • OR equivalent experience.
• Solid technical, cross-group collaboration and communication skills.
• 2+ years experience working in distributed cloud infrastructure development.

Software Engineering IC4 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $117,200 - $229,200 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 $153,600 - $250,200 per year.

Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here:

Microsoft will accept applications for the role until January 9, 2025

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• Write exemplary code in a modern Object Oriented (OO) or procedural language such as C++, C#, or Rust, working with large scale distributed systems with quality, simplicity, and maintainability as core tenets.
• Provide high quality code reviews for junior engineering working in modern OO or procedural languages such as C++, C#, or Rust, guiding junior engineers to ensure code meets exemplary standards for maintainability, quality, and correctness.
• You will define the high-level architecture and technical specifications of the system that can manage resource usage in a very dynamic environment.
• You will design the system components, interfaces, protocols, data models, security and scalability aspects of the system, allowing phased upgrade from the existing platform.
• You will ensure a high level of utilization of storage resources to minimize the cost of goods and services (COGS) and maximize profitability.
• You will communicate and document the system architecture & design clearly and effectively to the development team and other stakeholders.
• You will partner with appropriate stakeholders to provide improvements to the implementation, monitoring and robustness.
• You will respond to changing business requirements by generating new ideas and control laws, rapidly pivoting development and incorporating process changes.
• You will participate in DevOps to provide operational support and to identify pain points & improvements in tooling and automation.