Microsoft Software Engineer II 

Taiwan, Taoyuan City 

323454617

The Microsoft Azure Storage Engineering team is seeking a
Software Engineer IIto contribute to the development of storage systems across hardware and software platforms. In this role, you will define system requirements, specifications, and performance objectives, contribute to code development, and conduct system-level analysis of fleet telemetry to understand performance patterns and behavior across the storage stack. Your work will help identify performance bottlenecks and reliability improvement opportunities and provide input for improving system modeling, design, and reliability.

As part of the team, you will lead efforts ranging from building internal tools to studying and diagnosing storage fleet telemetry and systems data. You will provide insights that enable predictability analysis and reasoning across the platform, supporting improvements in performance and reliability. The role will involve working across technical and business dimensions and partnering with internal and external teams to influence system architecture decisions for the Azure Storage platform.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Scienceor related technical field AND 2+years technicalengineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, SQL, C++, C#, Java, or Python
  • OR equivalent experience
• 1+ years of experience with Microsoft or comparable Large-scale industry services.
• 1+ years(s) experience/knowledge of working and building distributed cloud services using Azure or related technology stacks.

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:

• Master'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++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python
  • OR equivalent experience.
• 1+ year(s) of experience/knowledge with Azure Data Factory, Cosmos, Kusto, Spark, Kafka or other big-data related technology stacks.
• 2+ years ofanalytical skills and sound technical judgment to evaluate options and make informed decisions.
• Experience of hardware/software testing/release processes and methodologies.
• Good understanding of Computer architecture with working knowledge of the HW/FW/SW/OS stack principles.
• Proven design and analytical skills, with a strong bias for engineering excellence at scale. Functional knowledge of cloud computing and online services business models, including business, technical, and operational metrics.
• Solid background in data warehouse principles, architecture, design and its implementation at large scale.
• Ability to learn and grasp concepts quickly in a fast-paced environment.

Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here:

Microsoft will accept applications for the role until October 4, 2025.

• Develops and implements code for products, services, or features, reusing existing code where applicable, with guidance.
• Reason across the storage stack, both software and hardware layers.
• Stays current with developments and applies new knowledge to enhance availability, reliability, efficiency, observability, and performance, ensuring consistent monitoring and operations at scale.
• Supports sustaining efforts for Storage fleet platforms, performing root cause analysis and completing resolution for high-impact issues.
• Experience with Microsoft or comparable large-scale industry services.
• Strong analytical skills and sound technical judgment to evaluate options and make informed decisions.
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