Software Engineer II at Microsoft

, , United States -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

19 Mar, 26

Salary

199000.0

Posted On

19 Dec, 25

Experience

2 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

C, C++, Rust, Cloud Computing, Storage Solutions, NVMe, PCIe, System Design, Algorithmic Skills, Problem-Solving Skills, Dev-Ops, Kernel Mode Drivers, Data Encryption, Quality of Service, Monitoring, Performance

Industry

Software Development

Description

Overview Azure is one of the fastest-growing businesses in Microsoft’s history. The Azure Core team is at the heart of this growth, building and managing the foundational platform that powers compute, storage, and networking services. We’re excited to offer you the opportunity to help shape the future of cloud computing—come join us and learn more! Our team, Azure Host Storage, is responsible for delivering the storage virtualization platform that supports Azure Virtual Machines, Azure Kubernetes Service, and containers. We own the entire storage stack on the Azure host, including input/output (IO) handling, data caching, throttling, quality of service, data encryption, and hardware offloading of IO processing. Responsibilities • Contribute to delivery of next gen Azure Boost SSDs for higher performance, availability and improved COGS • Works with appropriate stakeholders to determine user requirements for a set of features. • Contributes to the identification of dependencies, and the development of design documents for a product area with little oversight. • Creates and implements code for a product, service, or feature, reusing code as applicable. • Contributes to efforts to break down larger work items into smaller work items and provides estimation. • 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 at scale. Qualifications Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 2+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++ or Rust OR equivalent experience. 2+ years of experience developing cloud scale production software. 2+ years of experience with storage, NVMe, PCIe. 1+ year(s) of experience system design, algorithmic and problem-solving skills. 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: Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science OR related technical field AND 1+ year(s) technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++ or Rust OR Master's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field with proven experience coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++ or Rust OR equivalent experience. 2+ years of experience designing, building and running large scale and highly available cloud services or distributed systems. 2+ years of experience working in Kernel Mode Drivers, Storage solutions is big plus 1+ year(s) handling periodic live service on-call responsibilities or similar and working in dev-ops mode. Software Engineering IC3 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $100,600 - $199,000 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 $131,400 - $215,400 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.

Responsibilities

Contribute to the delivery of next-gen Azure Boost SSDs and work with stakeholders to determine user requirements. Implement code for products and monitor system performance as a Designated Responsible Individual.