Senior Software Engineer - Azure Storage

Have you ever imagined a world with an infinite amount of storage available and accessible to everyone? A place where everyone in the world can easily access their data from anywhere at any time via any means (e.g., mobile phones, tablets, PCs, smart devices, etc.). Did you ever desire a universally accessible storage system to record all the knowledge known to mankind or to store all the data collected from all the scientists in the world for them to collaborate upon? Do you want to be part of a team that strives to bring these to reality?

If so, the Microsoft Azure Storage team is what you are looking for. We are building Microsoft’s cloud storage solution - Microsoft Azure Storage, which is a massively scalable, highly distributed, ubiquitously accessible storage system, designed to scale out and serve the entire world. We continue to have tremendous hockey stick growth, we have many Exabyte’s of data stored, and are designing and building systems for Zettabyte scale to support demand growth for the coming years.

As a Senior Software Engineer , you will be a part of this team. You will build, improve and support highly scalable, performant services that deliver highly reliable, secure and available access to storage for our customers. You will face challenges of monitoring, analyzing, and designing for ever-growing data needs of our customers and for ensuring data privacy, protection and compliance. This opportunity will allow you to develop your technical skills in cloud services and storage, accelerate career growth, and provide an opportunity to work in a highly dynamic, flexible, and globally distributed team.

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

• Design and implement new features and enhancements for Azure Storage services to enable new hardware designs using best practices and industry standards.
• Debug and troubleshoot complex issues across multiple software components that block us from enabling new Hardware technologies and analyze large scale performance measurement data to find bottlenecks in the software or hardware.
• Optimize and improve the performance, scalability, reliability, and security of the software.
• Collaborate with other engineers, product managers, and customers to gather requirements, provide feedback, and deliver solutions.
• Lead and mentor junior engineers and provide technical guidance and direction.
• Conduct code reviews and ensure adherence to coding standards and quality criteria.
• Research and evaluate new technologies and frameworks to improve the software.
• Document and communicate the design and architecture of the software.

Qualifications

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, .NET, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python.
• 4+ years of experience with cloud computing platforms, or any distributed systems.
• 3+ years of experience with any NoSQL database, such as MongoDB, Cassandra, Redis, etc. 3+ years of experience with RESTful APIs, microservices, distributed systems, and data structures.

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++, C#, Java, JavaScript, 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++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python.
• Experience with agile methodologies and software development lifecycle.
• Strong knowledge of software design principles, patterns, and best practices.
• Excellent communication, collaboration, and problem-solving skills and the ability to work independently and as part of a team.

Software Engineering IC4 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $112,000 - $218,400 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 $145,800 - $238,600 per year.

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