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Microsoft Corporation

Principal Engineering - Azure Storage

Microsoft Corporation

Published 30 Apr 2026
San Francisco, CA, USA
140K - 304K USD Annual
Remote
Full Time

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Role Highlights

Languages used

C#
C++
Java
JavaScript
HTML

Key skills

AI
Computer Science
Distributed Systems
SME
Technical Engineer
Storage
Reliability
Cloud
Security

Tools, Libraries and Frameworks

Azure

Description

The role involves leading a team to design and implement enhancements for storage and disk control planes to support large-scale workloads. The engineer will identify and resolve system bottlenecks to improve performance, scalability, and reliability. Responsibilities include acting as a designated responsible individual to ensure system availability and fault tolerance. The position requires collaborating across organizations to influence technical roadmaps and product development. Additionally, the role focuses on driving innovations to manage storage systems at an extensive scale.

Required Qualifications and Skills

Candidates are required to hold a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related technical discipline, or possess equivalent experience. A minimum of six years of technical engineering experience with coding in C# or Java is necessary. Applicants must be able to pass the Microsoft Cloud Background Check and meet specific government security screening requirements. Preferred qualifications include additional years of experience in software development, distributed systems, and people management.

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About the company

Microsoft Corporation

Size

244885

HQ

Redmond, US

Description

Every company has a mission. What's ours? To empower every person and every organization to achieve more. We believe technology can and should be a force for good and that meaningful innovation contributes to a brighter world in the future and today. Our culture doesnt just encourage curiosity; it embraces it. Each day we make progress together by showing up as our authentic selves. We show up with a learn-it-all mentality. We show up cheering on others, knowing their success doesn't diminish our own. We show up every day open to learning our own biases, changing our behavior, and inviting in differences. Because impact matters. Microsoft operates in 190 countries and is made up of approximately 228,000 passionate employees worldwide.

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