Software Engineer

Microsoft Azure Storage is a highly distributed, massively scalable, and ubiquitously accessible cloud storage platform. Azure storage already runs at Exascale (storing Exabytes of data) and we will scale our designs over the next decade to support Zettascale (storing Zettabytes of data). Within Azure Storage, the xDPU team is focused in bringing up the storage stack on DPU (Data Processing Units) based nodes to provide unmatched performance at lowest cost. We are hiring experienced engineers to join us in the mission of developing and deploying DPU based storage.

As a Software Engineer in Azure Storage, you will help build performant scale out block storage on Data Processing Units (DPU) hardware. You will be involved in all phases of the storage lifecycle, design, implementation, test, deployment and support. This opportunity will allow you to learn about cloud computing as well as building and supporting cloud services at scale.

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Responsibilities

• Works with appropriate stakeholders (e.g., project lead) to determine requirements for a set of features. Begins to leverage a variety of feedback channels to incorporate insights into future designs or solution fixes.
• Creates and implements code for a product, service, or feature, reusing code as applicable. Writes and learns to create code that is extensible and maintainable. Considers diagnosability, reliability, and maintainability with few defects, and understands when the code is ready to be shared and delivered.
• Contributes to processes for the architecture of a product/solution feature and helps to create proposals for architecture by testing design hypotheses and helping to refine code plans, with technical leadership from others.
• Works in a culture of continuous improvement, adaptation, reflection and growth

Qualifications

Required/Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, or related technical discipline with proven experience coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python
  • OR equivalent experience.

Other Requirements: 

• Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements are required for this role. These requirements include, but are not limited to the following specialized security screenings:  
• Microsoft Cloud Background Check: This position will be required to pass the Microsoft Cloud Background Check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter. 

Additional or Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science
  • OR related technical field AND 1+ year(s) technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript,
  • OR Python
  • OR Master's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field with proven experience coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python
  • OR equivalent experience.
• 1+ year(s) experience of distributed systems and storage
  
• 1+ year(s) experience of machine learning techniques with a solid understanding of model training, evaluation, and deployment. Familiarity with cloud-based ML tools and a passion for building responsible AI solutions that solve real-world problems.
  

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