Software Engineer II

The Azure Core Storage team is responsible for delivering the Storage Virtualization platform to Azure VMs. Our stack handles trillions of IOs every day from Azure VMs and runs in 100s of datacenters and 1000+ Clusters. We own the whole software stack on Azure Host responsible for handling VM IOs, various caches, Throttles, QoS for Azure VMs, various transports layers, encryption of data in transit and at rest.

As a Software Engineer II on our team, you will design and implement software components to enable and optimize the storage solutions in Azure fleet. The software components you deliver include device drivers and system software, installation and diagnostic tools, libraries, telemetry services and comprehensive testing. You will get a chance to collaborate with developers across Microsoft, and Software & hardware partners to deliver innovative technology. In this role, you will have opportunities to solve challenging problems and exercise your soft skills to impact the billions of users in the Azure ecosystem.

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.

In alignment with our Microsoft values, we are committed to cultivating an inclusive work environment for all employees to positively impact our culture every day.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 2+ years technical engineering experience with coding in these languages, C or C++.
• 1+ years of experience in system software, storage protocols, networking concepts and operating system internals e.g., memory management, scheduling, interrupts, threading, etc.
• Experience in design, development, debugging, testing and problem-solving.
• Ability to handle periodic live service on-call responsibilities.

Other Qualifications:

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science
  • OR related technical field AND 4+ years technical engineering experience withcoding in these languages, C or C++.
  • OR Master's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 2+ years technical engineering experience with coding in these languages, C or C++.
  • OR equivalent experience.
• Experience in system software, storage protocols, networking concepts and operating system internals e.g., memory management, scheduling, interrupts, threading, etc.
• Experience in the design, implementation, debugging and testing of operating system drivers (kernel mode and user mode). Windows Driver and Kernel component development.
• A track record of solid results across multiple ship cycles.

Software Engineering IC3 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $94,300 - $182,600 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 $120,900 - $198,600 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

Microsoft will accept applications and processes offers for these roles on an ongoing basis

Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances.  We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request via the Accommodation request form.

Benefits/perks listed below may vary depending on the nature of your employment with Microsoft and the country where you work.

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• Design and develop system software that manages storage services in Azure.
• System design through well-defined interfaces across multiple components, code reviews, leveraging data/telemetry to make decisions.
• Ensure that services and components are well-defined and modularized, secure, reliable, diagnosable, actively monitored, and reusable.
• Consider testability, portability/monitoring, reliability, and maintainability, and understand when code is ready to be shared and delivered. Rapidly deploy cloud scale solutions and monitor health through telemetry.
• Drive for quality in everything you do and continuously improve the quality of the systems on which you work.
• Acts as a Designated Responsible Individual (DRI) and guides other engineers by developing and following the playbook, working on call to monitor system/product/service for degradation, downtime, or interruptions, alerting stakeholders about status and initiates actions to restore system/product/service for simple and complex problems when appropriate.
• Remains current in skills by investing time and effort into staying abreast of current developments that will improve the availability, reliability, efficiency, observability, and performance of products while also driving consistency in monitoring and operations at scale.
•  ​​Embody our culture and values