Sr. Software Engineer

As AI-driven applications, intelligent agents, analytics platforms, and mission-critical enterprise workloads continue to transform every industry, the demand for resilient, globally distributed data infrastructure has never been greater. Azure Storage Geo Replication is a cornerstone of Microsoft's cloud platform, safeguarding customer data and ensuring continuous availability across regions at massive scale. We are looking for a Senior Software Engineer to help build the next generation of geo-resiliency, replication, data protection, and business continuity capabilities for Azure Storage. In this role, you will work on some of the most challenging problems in cloud computing, developing services that protect exabytes of customer data, improve regional resiliency, and enable customers to confidently run mission-critical and AI-powered applications on Azure. Azure Storage stores and protects exabytes of customer data across regions worldwide. The Geo Replication team is responsible for developing the technologies that provide industry-leading durability, availability, disaster recovery, and regional resilience. This role offers the opportunity to make meaningful contributions to one of Microsoft's largest cloud platforms while working on distributed systems at extraordinary scale. 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.

Design, develop, and operate distributed services that power Azure Storage Geo Replication capabilities Build solutions that improve data durability, regional resiliency, failover readiness, and disaster recovery experiences Collaborate with engineers, architects, and product teams to define and deliver new functionality. Participate in the design, implementation, testing, and deployment of cloud-scale services Analyze service telemetry and customer scenarios to identify reliability and performance improvements. Diagnose and resolve complex production issues involving replication, storage, and distributed systems Act as a Designated Responsible Individual (DRI) and contribute to operational excellence and service health Leverage AI-assisted engineering tools to improve productivity, code quality, troubleshooting effectiveness, and operational efficiency. Continuously improve service availability, observability, scalability, and performance Qualifications Required Qualifications: Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related technical field AND 4+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, or Java. 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 Preferred Qualifications: Master's Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related technical field AND 6+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, or Python OR Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related technical field AND 8+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, or Python OR equivalent experience Experience with: 6+ years of software development, including building products and services, scalable distributed systems, and cloud services Designing and building large-scale