Software Engineer II

We (Azure Storage Client team) are responsible for delivering the Storage Virtualization platform to Azure Virtual Machines (VMs). Our stack handles trillions of Input/Output operations (IOs) every day from Azure VMs and runs in hundreds of data centers and over a thousand clusters. The team is enabling storage offload using custom-built hardware accelerators—utilizing Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs), Remote Direct Memory Access (RDMA) for transport, and Non-Volatile Memory Express (NVMe) as the VM’s storage interface.

As a Software Engineer II, you are responsible for designing, implementing, and deploying software to enable hardware-based storage offload technologies. If you have the interest and the passion to work on new hardware and software solutions to enable performance and scalability at the highest levels, then Azure may have a place for you.

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.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 2+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, or RUST
  
  • OR equivalent experience.
• 1+ year(s) of experience working in storage domain.

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 4+ 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 2+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, or RUST
  • OR equivalent experience.
• 1+ year(s) working knowledge of storage interfaces and protocols e.g. NVMe, SCSI.
• 1+ year(s) of knowledge of Virtualization technologies.
• 1+ year(s) of experience with kernel mode development and debugging (Windows or Linux drivers).
• 1+ year(s) of experience in Azure equivalent cloud services - data explorer, portal, disks, storage and virtual machines; and proficiency in shipping and maintaining high reliability cloud storage services.

Software Engineering IC3 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $100,600 - $199,000 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 $131,400 - $215,400 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 August 27, 2025. 

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• Design and develop system software that manages storage services in Azure.
• Ensure that services and components are designed with appropriate telemetry and health signals to enable remote monitoring and debugging.
• Rapidly deploy cloud-scale solutions and monitor health through telemetry.
• Drive for quality in everything you do and continuously improve the quality of the systems you work on.
• Acts as a Designated Responsible Individual (DRI) and guides other engineers by developing and following the playbook, working on call to monitor system/product/service for degradation, downtime, or interruptions, alerting stakeholders about status and initiates actions to restore system/product/service for simple and complex problems when appropriate.
• Proactively seeks new knowledge and adapts to new trends, technical solutions, and patterns that will improve the availability, reliability, efficiency, observability, and performance of products while also driving consistency in monitoring and operations at scale.
• Embody our culture and values.