Senior Software Engineer Azure Storage/Azure Files

Job description

Azure Files team is looking for a talented and highly motivated Senior Software Engineer - Azure Storage/Azure Files to design and develop the next generation of the Azure file storage stack.

We are building Microsoft’s cloud storage solution - Azure Storage, which is a massively scalable, highly distributed, ubiquitously accessible storage system, designed to scale out and serve the entire world, see Azure Storage paper.

Azure Files is the foundational file system and file sharing service built in Azure Storage, supporting industry-standard SMB(server message block)/CIFS(common internet file system), NFS(network file system) and REST(representational state transfer) protocols, that is fully compatible with on-premises file servers, both Windows and Linux-based, can scale up to exabytes of storage, and provide world-class reliability, performance, and security.

For more details on Azure Files: Azure Files, Introduction to Azure Files.

We are looking for an enthusiastic candidate looking to grow at a fast pace matching our service and team’s growth, have a passion for writing high quality software and enjoy collaborating with a dynamic team.

As a Senior Software Engineer in the Azure Files Storage team, you will develop features at the core storage and the protocol layers of the service, including architectural changes to significantly increase scalability and performance of the file system.

You will have the opportunity to explore distributed system design, file protocols (NFS, SMB) and help solve the performance and scale requirements of the most demanding workloads, used by the most impactful companies and services.

You will have opportunity to make high-impact changes daily as you build a hyper-scale file storage system that powers the world.

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.

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.

**Responsibilities**

+ Design, build, maintain and operate a file service with high resiliency, multi-protocol support and high scale - with millions of requests across multiple global regions.
+ Implement the next generation of enhancements in the Core Azure File Storage service, including scale out of the namespace and highly optimized data and metadata operations
+ Explore and grow your skills with distributed system design, file protocols (NFS, SMB) network protocols and other exciting, career building, technologies.
+ Collaborate with a diverse group of engineers, across all levels, through sharing and learning.
+ Working directly with customers consist of the companies and business that power the world, responding to and mitigating any live site issues they might have.
+ Proficient troubleshooting (debugging) skills, finding practical solutions to complex problems.
+ Teamwork and coordination skills with ability to create clarity from ambiguous situations.
+ Embody our Culture and Values.

**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++, or C#
+ OR equivalent experience.
+ 4+ years of distributed systems or cloud service development experience.
+ 2+ years of experience with application development concepts of multi-threaded, asynchronous patterns, locks to synchronize access to state.

**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 or related technical field AND 6+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, or C#
+ OR Master'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++, or C#
+ OR equivalent experience.
+ 1+ year(s) storage, SMB and NFS protocols knowledge.
+ 1+ year(s) proficiency with debugging tools like WinDBG, Wireshark etc.

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: https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/us-corporate-pay

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

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Consistent with applicable law, 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.

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