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Job Details
Posted date: Dec 05, 2025
Category: Software Engineering
Location: Multiple Locations, Multiple Locations
Estimated salary: $158,000
Range: $100,600 - $215,400
Employment type: Full-Time
Work location type: 0 days / week in-office – remote
Role: Individual Contributor
Description
OverviewMicrosoft Azure Storage is a foundational service in the Azure cloud ecosystem, providing massively scalable, highly available, and secure storage solutions for millions of customers worldwide. From hosting data for some of the largest enterprises to powering Microsoft’s own online services, Azure Storage is at the heart of the cloud revolution.
Our team is responsible for the performance of Azure Storage APIs—primarily Blob, and also Queue and Table—ensuring customers experience industry-leading throughput and reliability at the lowest possible cost. We focus on performance optimization and COGS (Cost of Goods Sold) improvements, designing and implementing solutions that maximize resource efficiency while delivering hyperscale performance. This includes deep work on API design, low-level optimizations, and distributed systems engineering to serve customer requests with minimal resource utilization.
As a Software Engineer II - Azure Core you will work on the next generation of storage performance capabilities, collaborating with a talented team to solve complex engineering challenges at global scale. You will have the opportunity to influence the architecture of critical components, optimize performance across diverse workloads, and innovate on cost-efficiency strategies that impact millions of customers. If you are passionate about distributed systems, performance engineering, and building services that operate at hyperscale, this is the role for you.
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
Work with stakeholders to determine requirements for new features and performance improvements.Design and implement highly performant and massively scalable storage services.Own software components and drive component-level design decisions in collaboration with senior engineers and architects.Create and implement code for products, services, or features, reusing code where applicable.Write extensible and maintainable code with a focus on diagnosability, reliability, and maintainability.Participate in on-call rotations to monitor and maintain service health.Contribute to a culture of continuous improvement, adaptation, and growth.
Qualifications
Required 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++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or PythonOR equivalent experience.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 3+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or PythonOR Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 5+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or PythonOR equivalent experience.
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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.
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