OverviewStorage, the core of Microsoft's Azure Cloud, provides 10 exabytes of capacity across 50 regions, 100+ data centers, and over 1000 storage clusters.
It powers millions of virtual machines, holds millions of hours of video, billions of photos, and vast amounts of analytics data.As a Principal Software Engineer - Azure Storage, you will play a key role in defining the technical direction of the most complex pieces of Azure Storage, while delivering continued improvements as well as pathbreaking features at a high quality.
In addition, you will work on the latest server technologies and highly distributed systems, with a focus on reliability, scalability, performance, consistency and debuggability.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.QualificationsRequired Qualifications:Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, or related technical discipline AND 6+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, or PythonOR equivalent experience.5+ years developing production software.5+ years of system design, algorithmic skills, and data structures experience.5+ years of debugging, testing, and problem-solving skills.5+ years of proficiency working cross teams and collaborating with partners.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, Mathematics, Engineering or related fields.5+ years of experience designing, building and running large scale and highly available Cloud services or distributed systems.5+ years of experience in automation, performance, and building highly available distributed systems at scale.5+ years of troubleshooting skills across network, application, caching, queuing, load-balancing storage and distributed services layer.
#azurecorejobsResponsibilitiesDesign, develop, test and support features, experiences and solutions for highly scalable services.Develop high quality secure and compliant solutions.Support highly available services used by millions of users on a daily basis.
Provide technical leadership across multiple projects, aligning engineering priorities with business objectives and driving measurable impact through innovation and execution excellence.Infuse AIOps practices to drive productivity, operational excellence, observability, incident detection, accurate root-cause analysis and mitigation.Benefits/perks listed below may vary depending on the nature of your employment with Microsoft and the country where you work.Industry leading healthcareEducational resourcesDiscounts on products and servicesSavings and investmentsMaternity and paternity leaveGenerous time awayGiving programsOpportunities to network and connect