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Microsoft · 23 hours ago

Principal Software Engineer - Azure Storage

Redmond, WA

Full-time

Remote

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$138K/yr - $267K/yr

6+ years exp

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Responsibilities

Partner with stakeholders to determine requirements for scalable, reliable, and high-performance storage solutions.

Lead the design and implementation of architectural enhancements to optimize the storage control plane for AI-scale workloads.

Identify and address bottlenecks in system performance and scalability while driving improvements across the platform.

Mentor engineers by providing technical guidance, upholding best practices in coding and design, and promoting system reliability.

Act as a Designated Responsible Individual (DRI) to ensure system availability, performance, and fault tolerance, including participation in on-call rotations.

Leverage subject matter expertise in Azure Storage and distributed systems to influence technical decisions and product roadmaps.

Stay ahead of emerging trends, patterns, and solutions in distributed storage and cloud technologies, sharing insights with the team to drive innovation.

Qualification

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Required

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# or Java.

OR equivalent experience.

6+ years of hands-on experience with Storage products and cloud-native architectures.

6+ years of experience in software development with a focus on large distributed systems.

Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements are required for this role.

Preferred

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# or Java.

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# or Java.

OR equivalent experience.

Demonstrated experience solving complex technical challenges and driving architectural decisions in large-scale systems.

Company

Microsoft

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Microsoft is a software corporation that develops, manufactures, licenses, supports, and sells a range of software products and services.

Founded in 1975

Redmond, Washington, USA

10001+ employees

https://www.microsoft.com

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