Microsoft Senior Software Engineer - Azure Storage 

United States, Washington 

487119557

Required Qualification:

• 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, C++, C#, Java, or Python
  • OR equivalent experience.
• 4+ years of experience with cloud computing platforms, or any distributed systems.
• 3+ years of experience with any NoSQL database, such as MongoDB, Cassandra, Redis, etc.
  

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.

Additional/Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with RESTful APIs, microservices, distributed systems, and data structures.
  
• Experience with agile methodologies and software development lifecycle.
  
• Knowledge of software design principles, patterns, and best practices.
  
• Communication, collaboration, and problem-solving skills.
  
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.

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

• Design and implement new features and enhancements for Azure Storage services to enable new hardware designs using best practices and industry standards.
• Design and implement new features for the storage performance measurement and analysis platform.
• Debug and troubleshoot complex issues across multiple software components that block us from enabling new Hardware technologies.
• Analyze large scale performance measurement data to find bottlenecks in the software or hardware.
• Optimize and improve the performance, scalability, reliability, and security of the software.
• Collaborate with other engineers, product managers, and customers to gather requirements, provide feedback, and deliver solutions.
• Lead and mentor junior engineers and provide technical guidance and direction.
• Conduct code reviews and ensure adherence to coding standards and quality criteria.
• Research and evaluate new technologies and frameworks to improve the software.
• Document and communicate the design and architecture of the software.