Principal Software Engineer - Azure Storage

The Azure Storage team is chartered with building, managing, and operating the persistent cloud storage for Microsoft Azure. We are one of the foundational services in Azure and host data from some of the largest companies in the world, as well as Microsoft’s own major online businesses.

We are looking for a Principal Software Engineer who is passionate about building and optimizing a world-class distributed file system. If you love large-scale distributed systems and enjoy working on new projects where you can define the scope, direction, and architecture of solutions that make a massive impact on Azure Storage, this could be the role for you! You will have the opportunity to make high-impact contributions daily as you build a hyperscale storage system where your work can generate value worth millions of dollars.

You’ll be joining a talented, highly collaborative team responsible for engineering the lowest and most fundamental layers of Azure Storage—specifically helping to build the next generation of Storage Servers ensuring high availability, durability, and cost efficiency, while scaling effectively, resolving system bottlenecks, optimizing performance, and improving resiliency. This role offers exposure to cutting-edge storage, memory, networking, and distributed systems technologies, with broad opportunities to influence both the business and the industry.

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 6+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python 
  • OR equivalent experience. 
• 6+ years of experience in software engineering practices, coding and solid foundation in data structures and algorithms, with problem solving, debugging and analytical skills.
• 4+ years of experience in Storage or File-Systems, Distributed Systems, Operating Systems, and/or Applications at scale.

Other Qualifications: 

• 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 10+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, OR Python 
  • 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 experience in systems software, and building and operating services at scale.

Software Engineering IC5 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $139,900 - $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 

Microsoft will accept applications and processes offers for these roles on an ongoing basis. 

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