Senior Software Engineer - Azure Storage Files

Overview

Azure Files team is looking for a talented and highly motivated Senior Software Engineer - Azure Files Growth, 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 / CIFS, NFS and REST 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. 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 - Azure Storage Files, 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.

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.

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++ or C# OR equivalent experience.
• 4+ years of experience in writing highly scalable and multi-threaded backend / infrastructure code in C++

Other Requirements :

Preferred Qualifications :

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.

Microsoft will accept applications for the role until October 13, 2025.

Responsibilities

Benefits / perks listed below may vary depending on the nature of your employment with Microsoft and the country where you work.

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 and / or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations.

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