Principal Engineering - Azure Storage

Microsoft Corporation

Redmond, WA

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JOB DETAILS

SALARY

$142,800–$274,800 Per Year

SKILLS

Artificial Intelligence (AI), Background Investigation, C Programming Language, C++ Programming Language, Cloud Computing, Cloud Storage, Computer Science, Distributed Computing, Engineering, Java, JavaScript, Leadership, Leading Edge Technology, Microsoft C# (C Sharp), Microsoft Product Family, Microsoft Windows Azure, Multiplatform/Cross-Platform, On Call, People Management, Performance Tuning/Optimization, Process Improvement, Product Planning, Python Programming/Scripting Language, Software Development, Software Engineering, System Architecture, Systems Scalability, Technical Leadership

LOCATION

Redmond, WA

POSTED

30+ days ago

**Overview** Are you ready to shape the future of Artificial intelligence AI-scale storage solutions? Join the Azure Storage organization, where you will drive innovation and solve technical challenges at hyperscale. This team powers mission-critical storage systems-including both the core Storage platform and Azure Disks-ensuring performance, scalability, and reliability for the world's most demanding AI workloads. You'll collaborate with brilliant minds to deliver next-generation systems that push the boundaries of what's possible in distributed storage and cloud technologies. As a **Principal Engineer** in Azure Storage and Disks, you will lead a high-impact team driving enhancements across our storage control plane and disks platform, ensuring they can meet the demands of exponential AI-scale workloads. You will spearhead AI-driven innovations to help Azure Storage reach effectively infinite scale, tackling system bottlenecks, optimizing performance, and enhancing resiliency. You will also work cross-organization to empower numerous Azure products, multiplying your impact radius and driving platform-wide improvements. This opportunity will allow you to grow your expertise in distributed systems, Azure Storage, and Disks, sharpen your technical and leadership skills, and contribute to cutting-edge solutions that power AI applications on a global scale. **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 and disk 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, Disk and distributed systems to influence technical decisions and product roadmaps. + 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 and disk 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, Disk and distributed systems to influence technical decisions and product roadmaps. **Qualifications** **Required 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# or Java, + OR equivalent experience. **Other Required Qualifications:** + 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 + OR related technical field AND 12+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, + OR Python + 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, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python + OR equivalent experience. + 4+ years people management experience. + 6+ years of hands-on software development experience with a focus on Cloud and large distributed systems architectures. + 2+ years of experience being a technical lead. \#azurecorejobs Software Engineering M5 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $142,800 - $274,800 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 $188,000 - $304,200 per year. Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here: https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/us-corporate-pay This position will be open for a minimum of 5 days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled. Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran or military status, race, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance with religious accommodations and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations. (https://careers.microsoft.com/v2/global/en/accessibility.html)

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COMPANY SIZE

10,000 employees or more

INDUSTRY

Other/Not Classified

FOUNDED

1975

WEBSITE

http://www.microsoft.com

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