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Microsoft is seeking a Software Engineer II - XStore on Pilotfish to join the team working on the XPF (XStore on Pilotfish) platform to build reliable, diagnosable, and scalable systems and ensure operational readiness and long-term sustainability of existing platform and future projects.

Requirements

• 2+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C, Java, JavaScript, or Python
• 2+ years of experience with data structure, distributed systems and cloud computing
• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field
• Experience with automation to streamline operations
• Experience with diagnostics, repair workflows, and node lifecycle management
• Experience with cloud computing and distributed systems
• Familiarity with internal standards for security and compliance

Responsibilities

• Works with appropriate stakeholders to determine user requirements for a set of features. Investigate and resolve complex issues across hardware, firmware, and software layers. Drive root cause analysis and implement durable fixes to improve system reliability.
• Design and develop tools that reduce manual interventions in diagnostics, repair workflows, and node lifecycle management. Focus on automation to streamline operations.
• Build and enhance diagnostics workflows to detect and isolate hardware and software faults. Ensure comprehensive diagnostics coverage for new hardware Stock Keeping Unit (SKUs) and evolving platform requirements.
• Identify and close operational and security gaps in the platform. Ensure systems are resilient, secure, and compliant with internal standards by working with partner teams as needed.
• Collaborate with engineering and support teams to ensure Storage’s requirements are met across all phases of the platform lifecycle. Drive alignment on diagnostics, telemetry, and repair strategies.
• Acts as a Designated Responsible Individual (DRI) working on-call to monitor system/product feature/service for degradation, downtime, or interruptions and gains approval to restore system/product/service for simple problems.
• 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.

Other

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field
• Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements
• Ability to work on-call to monitor system/product feature/service for degradation, downtime, or interruptions
• Must be able to pass the Microsoft Cloud Background Check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter
• Must have equivalent experience if not meeting the degree requirements