Senior Software Engineer - Azure Storage Diagnostics Services

Senior Software Engineer - Azure Storage Diagnostics Services

Azure Storage is at the core of Azure, providing over 100 exabytes of raw capacity distributed over 3000+ storage clusters in 200+ datacenters worldwide. Azure Storage provides the persistent storage layer in the cloud, powering millions of Azure virtual machines, holding centuries of video, billions of photos, and exabytes of data powering the latest breakthroughs in Artificial Intelligence (AI). As a Senior Software Engineer - Azure Storage Diagnostics Services, you will work closely with Core Engineering Teams, Program Managers and DevOps Engineers to understand the business requirements and challenges, and to deliver a system that meets the expectations and needs of our first- and third-party customers. You will also collaborate with other partners and stakeholders to ensure that the dependencies are identified and built, observability is implemented, and tooling and automation are made available to support Operations.

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Responsibilities

• Write exemplary code in a modern Object Oriented or procedural language such as C++, C#, or Rust, working with large scale distributed systems with quality, simplicity, and maintainability as core tenets.
• Mentor and provide high quality code reviews for other engineers working in modern OO or procedural languages such as C++, C#, or Rust.
• Design the system components, interfaces, protocols, data models, security and scalability aspects of the system, allowing phased upgrade from the existing platform.
• Ensure a high level of utilization of storage resources to minimize the cost of goods and services (COGS) and maximize profitability.
• Partner with appropriate stakeholders to provide improvements to the implementation, monitoring, and robustness, while documenting the system architecture and design clearly and effectively.
• Respond to changing business requirements by generating new ideas and control laws, rapidly pivoting development and incorporating process changes.
• Participate in DevOps to provide operational support and to identify pain points and improvements in tooling and automation.

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, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python
• OR equivalent experience.
• 2+ years of experience developing cloud services.

Other Qualifications:

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

Software Engineering IC4 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $119,800 - $234,700 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 $158,400 - $258,000 per year. Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here.

Microsoft will accept applications for the role until September 5, 2025.

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