[Remote] Software Engineer Azure Storage

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Microsoft is a leading technology company that empowers every person and organization on the planet to achieve more. They are seeking a Software Engineer to build and optimize a world-class distributed file system for Azure Storage, contributing to the design and implementation of features while ensuring high availability and reliability of the storage service. Responsibilities Works with appropriate stakeholders to determine user requirements for a set of features Contributes to the design, and creates and implements code for a product, service, or feature, reusing code as applicable Contributes to efforts to break down larger work items into smaller work items and provides estimation Acts as a Designated Responsible Individual (DRI) working on-call to monitor system/product feature/service for degradation, downtime, or interruptions and gains approval to restore system/product/service for simple problems Contributes to improving availability, reliability, efficiency, observability, and performance of products while also driving consistency in monitoring and operations at scale Skills Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, or related technical discipline with proven experience coding in languages C, C++, or Java + OR equivalent experience Knowledge in storage internals, file-systems, distributed systems, operating systems, or kernel mode programming 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 1+ year(s) of experience coding in C, C++ or Java 1+ year(s) of knowledge in storage internals, file-systems, distributed systems, operating systems, or kernel mode programming Company Overview Microsoft is a software corporation that develops, manufactures, licenses, supports, and sells a range of software products and services. It was founded in 1975, and is headquartered in Redmond, Washington, USA, with a workforce of 10001+ employees. Its website is Company H1B Sponsorship Microsoft has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 9192 in 2025, 9343 in 2024, 7677 in 2023, 11403 in 2022, 7210 in 2021, 7852 in 2020. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.