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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
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As a Principal Engineer in the Azure Storage organization, you will join a high-impact team responsible for enhancing storage control planes and disks to meet the demands of AI-scale workloads. Your daily tasks include collaborating with stakeholders to define requirements for scalable and reliable storage solutions, leading design and implementation efforts to optimize performance, identifying system bottlenecks, and ensuring platform-wide improvements through cross-organizational collaboration. You will act as a Designated Responsible Individual (DRI) to maintain system availability and fault tolerance, participating in on-call rotations. The role requires expertise in Azure Storage, disks, and distributed systems, with proficiency in languages such as C#, Java, Python, and JavaScript, along with extensive experience in cloud and large-scale distributed architectures.
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