Microsoft · 5 days ago
Principal Software Engineer- Azure Storage
United States
Full-time
Remote
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$140K/yr - $275K/yr
6+ years expMicrosoft is a company that empowers every person and organization on the planet to achieve more. As a Principal Software Engineer - Azure Storage, you will drive enhancements for storage control plane to meet the demands of AI-scale workloads, tackling system bottlenecks and optimizing performance while collaborating with various teams to deliver innovative solutions.
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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 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
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
Qualification
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
5+ years of hands-on experience with Storage products and cloud-native architectures
5+ 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
Company
Microsoft
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