Sr. Software Engineer

The Azure Storage Fundamentals team is seeking a talented and highly motivated software engineer to design and develop the next generation of our storage backend. 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.

Responsibilities

• Works with appropriate stakeholders to determine user requirements for a set of features
• Contributes to the identification of dependencies, and the development of design documents for a product area with little oversight
• Creates and implements code for a product, service, or feature, reusing code as applicable
• Contributes to efforts to break down larger work items into smaller work items and provides estimation
• Acts as a Designated Responsible Individual (DRI) working on-call to monitor system/product feature/service for degradation, downtime, or interruptions and gains approval to restore system/product/service for simple problems

Skills & 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#, PowerShell, or Python OR equivalent experience
• Solid experience with understanding of inner development loop, build systems, and compilers, including troubleshooting pipelines and deployments
• Hands-on experience with compilers such as Microsoft Visual C++ (MSVC), build engines such as Microsoft Build Engine (MSBuild), and DevOps pipelines

Experience

• 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#, PowerShell, or Python OR equivalent experience
• Preferred Qualifications: 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#, PowerShell, or Python OR 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#, PowerShell, or Python OR equivalent experience

Why Join Us

• 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.

Benefits

• 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.