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Work type: On-site
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Salary: $119,800–$234,700 / yr
Posted: 8 days ago
Closes: Dec 6, 2026

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This role $177k

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This role pays more than 62% of similar roles. Most pay $163,416–$205,625 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $177k versus about $185k 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 1589 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $119,800–$234,700 across 1415 roles with salary data.

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The Senior Software Engineer role within the Azure Storage team focuses on building, managing, and optimizing cloud storage solutions for Microsoft’s global infrastructure. This position involves working on projects related to index management and garbage collection for distributed systems, which are critical components of Azure Storage’s exabyte-scale operations. Day-to-day responsibilities include designing and implementing efficient algorithms that ensure data durability, availability, and low-latency performance across hundreds of thousands of servers. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in large-scale distributed systems and concurrent programming, along with a passion for tackling complex technical challenges. This role offers the chance to make significant contributions to Azure Storage’s ongoing evolution, impacting millions of users worldwide through innovative solutions that enhance system efficiency and reliability.

Skills

Azure C++ Python Go Docker Kubernetes Terraform CI/CD Prometheus Grafana PostgreSQL Redis Git REST JSON XML Linux Windows Scalability Availability Durability Concurrency Exabyte_Scale Low_Latency

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 handle hundreds of millions of requests per second with low latency.
Collaborate on projects that define work scope and direction for Azure Storage enhancements.

What we're looking for

Extensive experience (3+ years) with large-scale distributed systems and concurrent programming.
Strong background in durability, availability, and concurrency for distributed storage systems.
Expertise in index management or garbage collection for exabyte-scale data centers.
Proven ability to handle high impact changes daily in a fast-paced engineering environment.
Experience working on projects that define scope, direction, and architecture of new solutions.

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