Software Engineer

Microsoft Azure Storage team is building a massively scalable, highly distributed cloud storage solution designed to serve the entire world. The team manages control and data plane operations handling hundreds of thousands of servers at exabyte scale while serving hundreds of millions of requests per second at low latency.

The role focuses on storage control plane, resource management, cost of goods sold (COGS), and scale-related projects in XStore. As part of the regional scale management team (xLimitless), you'll work on smart allocation of storage accounts and load balancing storage tenants across various resource dimensions including CPU, memory, IOPS, and capacity.

Key responsibilities include optimizing COGS for Azure Storage, designing and implementing features at zettabyte scale across thousands of clusters worldwide, and developing distributed load balancing and performance tuning solutions. You'll work with stakeholders to determine requirements, develop design documents, and implement code for product features.

The position offers the opportunity to work on challenging technical problems in distributed systems, storage virtualization, and resource management. You'll be part of a fast-paced team building systems that indirectly or directly impact millions of users daily.

Microsoft provides comprehensive benefits including healthcare, educational resources, savings and investments, parental leave, and generous time away. The company culture emphasizes growth mindset, innovation, and collaboration, creating an inclusive environment where everyone can thrive.