Principal Software Engineer - Azure Blob Storage

At Microsoft Azure Storage, we're not just building storage solutions - we're architecting for the future of data accessibility. In our world, performance isn't just a metric - it's our obsession. We're pushing the boundaries of what's possible in distributed storage systems, handling exabytes of data today and innovating solutions for zettabyte scale tomorrow. Our mission? To make storage limitless and instantly accessible to empower AI and high-performance computing workloads anywhere in the world.

We're seeking a Principal Software Engineer - Azure Blob Storage to join our team. Azure Blob Storage is the storage behind the world's most powerful AI super computers and critical analytics applications. By joining us, you will have the opportunity to fuel our innovation and accelerat e ongoing transformative advancements in data storage for the AI era . Your i mpact will help shape how data is stored, accessed, and managed on a global scale-enabling the world to harness information at an unprecedented scale.

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.

Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, and operate highly resilient distributed storage solutions serving millions of requests across global regions.
• Lead strategic initiatives to en abl e h yper-scale workloads via full stack innovation , delivering impactful results with minimal supervision.
• Partner with stakeholders to align technical implementations with business objectives and long-term vision.
• Transform complex and ambiguous problems into clear, actionable technical solutions through cross-team collaboration and effective teamwork.
• Set technical direction by identifying and mitigating risks proactively, while ensuring the security, performance, and scalability of the systems.
• Drive ongoing improvements in software engineering processes and advocate for best practices across the team.
• Mentor and guide engineers across all levels by providing coaching, constructive feedback, and modeling excellence in engineering practices.

Qualifications:

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 6+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python
  • OR equivalent experience.
• 6+ years experience in designing and developing products and services in large scale distributed systems.
• 6+ years of experience in cloud backend development and operation, including performance, reliability, resilience, and scale-out.

Other Qualifications:

• 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 12+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, OR Python
  • OR Master's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 8+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python
  • OR equivalent experience.
• Experience designing and implementing distributed storage systems.
• Experience developing scalable and high-performance Application Programming Interface (API) services.
• Experience in understanding data pipelines, access patterns, and frameworks for Artificial Intelligence (AI) systems.

Software Engineering IC5 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $139,900 - $274,800 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 $188,000 - $304,200 per year.

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Microsoft will accept applications for the role until October 17th, 2026.

Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request via the Accommodation request form .

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