This role pays more than
85%
of similar roles. Most pay
$174,600–$225,000
— the shaded band above.
At the midpoint, this role pays about
$231k
versus about
$200k
for comparable roles.
Based on 240 similar postings.
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About Microsoft
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
598 open roles
on FindRole.
Listed pay typically runs
$119,800–$234,700
across 586 roles with salary data.
As a Principal Software Engineer on the Extensible Storage Engine team, you will shape next-generation storage technologies for critical services like Microsoft 365 and Cosmos DB. You will lead the design and implementation of enhancements to improve scalability, performance, and reliability while addressing challenges like write amplification and endurance in modern hardware environments. Your daily work involves investigating emerging media such as QLC SSDs, SMR drives, and Zoned Storage, while evaluating open-source engines like RocksDB, Pebble, and WiredTiger. You will develop solutions for log write path modernization, lock-free data structures, and intelligent caching. The role requires expertise in C, C++, or C# and deep knowledge of database storage engines, transaction logging, buffer management, and concurrency control to optimize infrastructure costs and efficiency across a large-scale cloud ecosystem.
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