Software Engineer
Microsoft
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Job Description
Overview
Are you passionate about distributed systems, massive scalability, and durability? Are you interested in solving the challenges of Cloud-scale Storage? If so, the Microsoft Azure Storage team is the perfect fit for you. Azure Storage is a foundational service in the Azure Cloud which powers six key storage services: Blob Storage, Table Storage (NoSQL Key-Value store), Queue Storage, Data Lake Storage, File Storage, and Disk Storage. These services host data from some of the largest companies in the world and support all of Microsoft’s largest online businesses including Xbox, Office365, and Bing while scaling to store many exabytes of customer data.
The Microsoft Azure Storage team is seeking a Software Engineer with solid design, coding, and testing skills, to implement validation infrastructure services, and automate validation of Azure's massive, distributed storage system. We value passion for scalable storage, distributed systems, and cloud services. The ideal candidate brings a solid foundation in data structures and algorithms, along with strong debugging, testing, and analytical abilities. We're also seeking someone who is customer-focused and excited to deliver high-quality, end-to-end experiences. This role offers the opportunity to make meaningful contributions daily on a hyperscale system that may be part of your friends’ and family’s everyday lives.
Responsibilities
- Play a crucial role in product quality by overseeing end-to-end scenario validation integration work performed by team members.
- Take an active role and partner with peer teams and external partners to ensure new storage features meet target availability, security, and reliability goals, with an emphasis on quality upstream.
- Acts as a Designated Responsible Individual (DRI) and guides other engineers by developing and following the playbook, working on call to monitor system/product/service for degradation, downtime, or interruptions, alerting stakeholders about status and initiates actions to restore system/product/service for simple and complex problems when appropriate.
- Proactively seeks new knowledge and adapts to new trends, technical solutions, and patterns that will improve the availability, reliability, efficiency, observability, and performance of products while also driving consistency in monitoring and operations at scale.
Qualifications
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, or related technical discipline with proven experience coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python OR 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 with proven experience coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python OR 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 Python OR equivalent experience.
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This position will be open for a minimum of 5 days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.
Key skills/competency
- Distributed Systems
- Cloud Storage
- Scalability
- Durability
- Validation
- Debugging
- Testing
- Data Structures
- Algorithms
- Reliability Engineering
How to Get Hired at Microsoft
- Research Microsoft's culture: Study their mission, values, recent news, and employee testimonials on LinkedIn and Glassdoor.
- Tailor your resume: Customize your Software Engineer resume to highlight experience in distributed systems, cloud storage, and programming languages like C++/Java/Python, using keywords from the job description.
- Prepare for technical interviews: Practice data structures, algorithms, and system design extensively. Be ready to discuss scalable architecture and debugging complex issues.
- Showcase problem-solving skills: Use the STAR method to articulate past experiences, demonstrating your ability to overcome technical challenges and ensure product quality.
- Network effectively: Connect with current Microsoft employees on LinkedIn to gain insights and potentially secure referrals for the Software Engineer role.
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