Microsoft

Principal Software Engineer

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Remote, United StatesStaff+
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Base Salary

$166k - $331k/yr

Responsibilities

  • Design and deliver next-generation distributed storage systems optimized for AI and ML training and inference workloads.
  • Provide technical leadership across architecture, development, testing, and deployment at hyperscale.
  • Drive innovation in scalability, performance, security, and efficiency for zettabyte-scale storage.
  • Collaborate with AI researchers, cloud infrastructure engineers, and other cross-functional teams.
  • Mentor and guide engineers while fostering technical excellence, innovation, and collaboration.
  • Evaluate emerging technologies and trends to anticipate the future of AI-native storage.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in computer science or a related technical field and 8+ years of technical engineering experience with coding in C++, C#, Java, or Python, or equivalent experience.
  • Ability to meet Microsoft, customer, and government security screening requirements, including the Microsoft Cloud Background Check.
  • Preferred: master’s degree and 12+ years of technical engineering experience, or bachelor’s degree and 15+ years of experience, or equivalent experience.
  • Interest in distributed systems, large-scale storage, and complex systems problems.
  • Experience with storage system internals, availability, remote replication, durability schemes, high-performance I/O, database internals, indexing, search, caching, data placement, metadata, and namespace management at scale.

Benefits

  • Typical U.S. base pay range is $165,600–$296,400 per year, with a $220,800–$331,200 per year range for specified San Francisco Bay Area and New York City metropolitan area locations.
  • Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation.
  • The position is open for at least 5 days and accepts applications on an ongoing basis until filled.

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About Microsoft

10,000+ employees

Microsoft develops operating systems, productivity software, cloud services, developer tools, and consumer devices for individuals, enterprises, and governments. Its main products include Windows, Microsoft 365, Azure, Visual Studio/GitHub, Xbox, and LinkedIn; revenue comes from software subscriptions and licenses, cloud consumption, hardware sales, and advertising. Founded in 1975 and headquartered in Redmond, Washington, Microsoft is a public company traded on Nasdaq.

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