The Azure Blob Storage team is focused on building the data foundation that supports artificial intelligence (AI) innovation. Azure Blob Storage is advancing beyond traditional storage to become an AI-native platform that meets the scale, throughput, and latency requirements of modern AI.
Requirements
- 8+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C-Sharp, Java, or Python
- 5+ years of systems experience in hands-on development of reliable and performant distributed systems
- 1+ years experience with storage system internals in areas such as availability, remote replication, durability schemes, and high-performance I/O.
- 1+ years experience with in one or more of the following domains: Database internals (e.g., query execution engines, transaction processing, storage engines), Indexing and search techniques (e.g., B-Trees, LSM Trees, inverted indexes, vector search), Caching and data placement strategies (e.g., tiered storage, content-aware caching, hot/cold data separation), Metadata and namespace management at scale
- 1+ years experience in leading technical direction and influence architecture across teams.
Responsibilities
- Design and deliver next-generation distributed storage systems optimized for AI/ML workloads, from training to inferencing.
- Provide technical leadership across architecture, development, testing, and deployment at hyperscale.
- Drive innovations in scalability, performance, security, and efficiency to meet the demands of zettabyte-scale storage.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams — from AI researchers to cloud infrastructure engineers — to ensure storage meets the needs of cutting-edge AI workloads.
- Mentor and guide other engineers, fostering a culture of technical excellence, innovation, and collaboration.
- Continuously evaluate emerging technologies and trends to anticipate the future of AI-native storage.
Other
- Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements are required for this role.
- Microsoft Cloud Background Check: This position will be required to pass the Microsoft Cloud Background Check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter.
- A mindset oriented toward innovation, performance, and building at planetary scale.
