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Work type
On-site
Location
US
Salary
$119,800–$234,700 / yr
Posted
58 days ago

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Above market

How this pay compares to similar roles

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This role $177k
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This role pays more than 66% of similar roles. Most pay $152,150–$207,350 — 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 1577 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $119,800–$234,700 across 1405 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · | Microsoft Careers

As a Senior Software Engineer on the Azure Storage team, you will play a pivotal role in enhancing the performance, reliability, and scalability of core storage infrastructure used by enterprise customers. Your responsibilities include designing changes in critical request paths, making architectural decisions that balance performance with reliability at scale, and debugging issues in high-traffic environments. You will work closely with distributed systems, ensuring low latency and high throughput while maintaining fault tolerance for global services. The role requires expertise in languages such as C, C++, Rust, and C#, along with a deep understanding of large-scale storage systems and the ability to influence technical direction across teams.

What you'll do

  • Design and implement changes in core request paths for Azure Storage.
  • Contribute to architecture decisions impacting performance and reliability.
  • Reason about complex distributed failure modes in high-scale systems.
  • Debug production issues in multi-tenant environments with high traffic.
  • Ensure safe delivery of changes while maintaining a 24/7 global service.

What we're looking for

  • 4+ years of experience in coding with C, C++, Rust, or C#
  • Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or equivalent technical experience
  • Experience designing and developing reliable, high-performance distributed systems
  • Strong focus on scalability and resilience in large-scale storage environments
  • Practical knowledge in database internals, indexing, caching, and metadata management
  • Ability to influence technical direction and contribute to architecture decisions

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