Microsoft Azure Storage is looking to architect for the future of data accessibility, pushing the boundaries of distributed storage systems to handle exabytes of data today and innovate solutions for zettabyte scale tomorrow, with the mission to make storage limitless and instantly accessible to empower Artificial Intelligence (AI) and advanced performance computing workloads anywhere in the world. They are seeking a Software Engineer II - Azure Blob Storage to help build the next generation of storage for AI to power the largest workloads, focusing on solving complex performance challenges at the intersection of advanced performance computing and largest AI workloads on a global scale.
Requirements
- 2+ years of experience in programming for developing products and services in systems and backend, including designing and building large-scale distributed systems and building quality products and scalable distributed services.
- 2+ years of experience in building and debugging multi-threaded systems.
- 3+ year(s) experience building distributed systems and large-scale storage, including multi-threaded and parallel programming, and working in cloud or on-premises environments for scalability and reliability.
- 3+ year(s) experience in software engineering practices, including coding with a solid foundation in data structures and algorithms, and relevant testing, debugging, and analytical skills.
Responsibilities
- Design and implement advanced-performance distributed storage solutions that handle millions of requests across global regions while maintaining resilience under extreme scale.
- Drive performance optimization initiatives for Core Azure Blob Storage service, conducting system-level profiling and debugging where microsecond improvements create massive impact.
- Incorporate and participate in technical direction working with engineers across all experience levels, championing best practices in distributed systems design.
- Own incident response efforts with sophisticated debugging and root cause analysis while maintaining strict performance Service Level Agreements (SLAs).
- Build advanced blob features with simple yet powerful Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) and integrate with Software Development Kits (SDKs) enabling new Artificial Intelligence (AI) workloads and execute cross-team initiatives and projects that enhance our storage platform's capabilities and performance.
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.
- Embody our culture and values
- Transform ambiguous problems into clear technical solutions through effective collaboration and minimal supervision.
