Overview
Join the Azure Core Storage Team: Where Innovation Meets Impact!
Are you ready to be part of a team that powers the backbone of Azure Virtual Machines (VMs)? The Azure Core Storage team is at the forefront of delivering the Storage Virtualization platform to Azure VMs, handling trillions of IOs every day across hundreds of datacenters and thousands of clusters worldwide. Our mission is to own and optimize the entire software stack on Azure Host, ensuring seamless VM IOs, efficient caching, robust throttling, top-notch Quality of Service (QoS), secure data encryption in transit and at rest, and much more.
As a Senior Software Engineer on our team, you will be at the heart of designing and implementing cutting-edge software components that elevate Azure's storage solutions. Design and deliver high-performance, secure, and resilient systems that handle trillions of IOs daily across thousands of clusters by driving innovation in caching, throttling, Quality of Service (QoS), and encryption, help ensure seamless and efficient VM operations. You collaborate across teams with a growth mindset, uphold Microsoft’s values of respect, integrity, and accountability, and strive to empower every person and organization to achieve more through reliable and scalable cloud infrastructure.
As a Senior Software Engineer on our team, you will be at the heart of designing and implementing cutting-edge software components that elevate Azure's storage solutions. Design and deliver high-performance, secure, and resilient systems that handle trillions of IOs daily across thousands of clusters by driving innovation in caching, throttling, Quality of Service (QoS), and encryption, help ensure seamless and efficient VM operations. You collaborate across teams with a growth mindset, uphold Microsoft’s values of respect, integrity, and accountability, and strive to empower every person and organization to achieve more through reliable and scalable cloud infrastructure.
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.
Qualifications
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, or related technical discipline AND 4+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to C, C++ or Rust
- OR equivalent experience.
- 4+ years of experience in design, development, debugging, testing and problem-solving.
- 1+ year(s) experience in design, implementation, debugging and testing of operating system drivers, system software, OR storage/networking protocols/stack.
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.
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++ or Rust
- 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++ or Rust
- OR equivalent experience.
- 4+ years of experience in design, implementation, debugging and testing of operating system drivers, system software, storage/networking protocols/stack.
Software Engineering IC4 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $119,800 - $234,700 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 $158,400 - $258,000 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
Microsoft will accept applications for the role until June 10, 2025.
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Responsibilities
- Device Drivers & System Software: Crafting the core elements that drive our storage solutions.
- Installation & Diagnostic Tools: Ensuring smooth deployment and troubleshooting.
- Libraries & Telemetry Services: Building the tools that provide insights and enhance performance.
- Comprehensive Testing: Guaranteeing the reliability and robustness of our solutions.
- Collaborate & Innovate: You'll have the unique opportunity to work alongside brilliant developers across Microsoft, as well as with leading software and hardware partners. Together, you'll push the boundaries of technology and deliver groundbreaking innovations.
- Make a Global Impact: In this role, your problem-solving skills and technical expertise will directly influence the experience of billions of users within the Azure ecosystem.
- Experience the thrill of knowing that your work is a key driver behind one of the world's largest cloud platforms!
