Are you passionate about distributed systems, massive scalability, and durability? Are you interested in solving the challenges of Cloud-scale Storage? If so, the Microsoft Azure Storage team is the perfect fit for you. Azure Storage is a foundational service in the Azure Cloud which powers six key storage services: Blob Storage, Table Storage (NoSQL Key-Value store), Queue Storage, Data Lake Storage, File Storage, and Disk Storage. These services host data from some of the largest companies in the world and support all of Microsoft’s largest online businesses including Xbox, Office365, and Bing while scaling to store many exabytes of customer data. You can read more about the service architecture here and the current storage offerings here.

The Microsoft Azure Storage team is seeking a technically proficient Principal Software Engineer with solid design, coding, and testing skills, to develop strategy for and implement validation infrastructure services, and automate validation of Azure's massive, distributed storage system.

We value passion for scalable storage, distributed systems, and cloud services. The ideal candidate brings a solid foundation in data structures and algorithms, along with strong debugging, testing, and analytical abilities.

We're also seeking someone who is customer-focused and excited to deliver high-quality, end-to-end experiences. This role offers the opportunity to make meaningful contributions daily on a hyperscale system that may be part of your friends’ and family’s everyday lives.

Microsoft’s mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. As employees we come together with a growth mindset, innovate to empower others, and collaborate to realize our shared goals. Each day we build on our values of respect, integrity, and accountability to create a culture of inclusion where everyone can thrive at work and beyond.