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Work type: On-site
Location: —
Salary: $119,800–$234,700 / yr
Posted: 3 days ago
Closes: Nov 29, 2026

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This role $177k

$106k most similar roles pay here $248k

This role pays more than 54% of similar roles. Most pay $152,150–$208,800 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $177k versus about $180k for comparable roles.

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Microsoft Corporation is a global technology leader producing software, hardware, and cloud services including Windows, Office 365, Azure cloud platform, Xbox gaming, and Surface devices. Industry: Software & Cloud Computing

Microsoft currently has 728 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $119,800–$234,700 across 664 roles with salary data.

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The Senior Software Engineer role within the Azure Storage team focuses on building and managing persistent cloud storage for Microsoft’s global data centers. This position involves working on projects that enhance the scalability of Azure Storage, a system designed to handle exabytes of data across hundreds of thousands of devices worldwide. Day-to-day responsibilities include developing and optimizing index management and garbage collection processes in distributed systems, ensuring high durability, availability, and concurrency. The ideal candidate will have expertise in languages such as C++, Java, or Python, along with extensive experience in large-scale distributed systems and concurrent programming. This role presents a unique opportunity to tackle complex technical challenges that directly impact Microsoft’s largest online businesses and contribute significantly to the company's growth and innovation.

Skills

C C++ C# Java JavaScript Python Azure Distributed Systems Concurrent Programming CI/CD

What you'll do

Design and implement efficient index management for Azure Storage at exabyte scale.
Optimize garbage collection processes to reclaim unused data blocks efficiently across the system.
Ensure high durability, availability, and concurrency in distributed storage systems.
Develop solutions to serve hundreds of millions of requests per second with low latency.
Continuously innovate and improve large-scale distributed storage technologies.

What we're looking for

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related field and 4+ years of technical engineering experience.
Proficient in coding with languages such as C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python.
At least 2 years of experience working on large-scale distributed systems.
Strong skills in concurrent programming for managing high concurrency environments.
Experience with durability, availability, and concurrency challenges in distributed systems.

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