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Principal Software Engineer

Microsoft Corp

  • NY
  • 12 days ago
  • $165,600–$296,400 Per Year

Highlights

We are at the forefront of storage innovation, developing advanced hardware offloads, performance accelerations, distributed storage architectures, and next-generation networking technologies that enable Microsofts cloud platform to deliver industry-leading performance, reliability, and efficiency. 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 $220,800 - $331,200 per year.

Numbers & Facts

LocationNY
IndustryComputer Software
Salary$165,600–$296,400 Per Year
Company Size10,000 employees or more
Year Founded1975
Websitehttp://www.microsoft.com

Description

Overview

The Azure Storage team powers some of the worlds largest and most sophisticated cloud storage systems, operating at a scale that spans exabytes today and is rapidly advancing toward zettabyte and yottabyte-scale demands. We are at the forefront of storage innovation, developing advanced hardware offloads, performance accelerations, distributed storage architectures, and next-generation networking technologies that enable Microsofts cloud platform to deliver industry-leading performance, reliability, and efficiency. Our engineering teams work across block storage, object storage, file systems, hardware acceleration, transport performance, and large-scale systems integration to build the foundation that powers Azure services around the globe.

As a Principal Software Engineer on Azure Storage, you will help define the technical direction for some of the most complex and business-critical components of Azure Storage. You will drive architectural decisions, lead the development of breakthrough capabilities, and deliver continuous improvements that enhance reliability, scalability, performance, consistency, and debuggability at hyperscale. This role offers the opportunity to work with the latest server technologies and highly distributed systems while partnering across teams to solve challenging engineering problems that directly influence the future of cloud storage. Your technical leadership will help shape services that support billions of transactions and massive amounts of customer data worldwide.

Microsofts mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. We foster a culture built on growth mindset, innovation, collaboration, and inclusion, where employees are encouraged to learn, take on new challenges, and make an impact. Guided by our values of respect, integrity, and accountability, we strive to create an environment where everyone can do their best work and thrive both professionally and personally.

Responsibilities

  • Design, develop, test and support features, experiences and solutions for highly scalable services
  • Develop high quality secure and compliant solutions
  • Support highly available services used by millions of users on a daily basis
  • Provide technical leadership across multiple projects, aligning engineering priorities with business objectives and driving measurable impact through innovation and execution excellence
  • Infuse AIOps practices to drive productivity, operational excellence, observability, incident detection, accurate root-cause analysis and mitigation

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

  • Bachelors 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

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:

  • Masters 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 Bachelors Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 15+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python

  • OR equivalent experience

  • 7+ years of experience designing, building and running large scale and highly available Cloud services or distributed systems.

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Software Engineering IC6 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $165,600 - $296,400 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 $220,800 - $331,200 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.

About Company

DO WHAT YOU LOVE
Make your mark on the world’s most used technologies. Develop the next hit mobile application. Pioneer a startup that could be the next big thing. At Microsoft, you choose your path.

Headquartered in Redmond, Washington, Microsoft is a top innovator in both the consumer and enterprise technology industry. Just a few of the many things our products do are unleash creativity, connect businesses, and make learning more fun. But our continued success is based on one thing: our employees. We hire amazing, talented people and give them the opportunities—and the tools—to succeed.

WHY MICROSOFT?
As a Microsoft employee, you’re surrounded by a diverse group of the smartest people in your field. This fosters new ideas, better business results, and creates a dynamic work environment. In the office, you’re constantly challenged and supported by your colleagues. Every day holds something new and exciting.

We also offer unparalleled depth and breadth of career opportunities. As an industry leader in multiple fields, working for Microsoft means being able to do whatever you feel passionate about—and being able to make an impact in that field. From day one, we give our employees significant responsibility. This means that you’ll know that you directly contributed to something that has a positive impact on people worldwide. Whether you choose to work in management, dive deep into the newest technology, or explore multiple professions, you’ll find everything you need at Microsoft to drive your career—and to make a difference.

WE GET IT – YOU’RE MORE THAN YOUR JOB
Everyone works differently and is motivated by different things. We also understand that there’s more to you than your job. That’s why we offer competitive pay and a wide assortment of benefits-- to help you make the most of life at work and away from it.

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