Azure is one of the fastest-growing businesses in Microsoft’s history. The Azure Core team is at the heart of this growth, building and managing the foundational platform that powers compute, storage, and networking services. We’re excited to offer you the opportunity to help shape the future of cloud computing—come join us and learn more! As a Principal Software Engineer on the Azure Boost Non-Volatile Memory Express solid-state drive (NVMe SSD) team, you will lead the design and implementation of advanced engineering solutions that aim to improve storage performance, enhance platform reliability, and reduce cost of goods sold at cloud scale. You will have the opportunity to apply the latest developments in Peripheral Component Interconnect Express (PCIe) technologies, such as PCIe Generation 5 and beyond, to architect and deliver next-generation Azure Boost SSD solutions that meet the performance demands of large-scale cloud workloads. In this role, you will mentor a team of engineers, promote technical excellence, and encourage innovation while designing solutions that offload NVMe SSD functionality into emerging silicon platforms. You will also collaborate with hardware, firmware, and platform teams to shape the future of Azure’s storage infrastructure, delivering scalable, low-latency storage solutions capable of supporting millions of input/output operations per second per virtual machine. The team supports flexible work arrangements, including options for partial or fully remote work, depending on individual preferences and role requirements. 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. **Responsibilities** • Lead design and delivery of next gen Azure Boost SSDs for higher performance, availability and improved COGS • Lead and mentor team to develop speeds and feeds into next gen PCIe and Silicon platform • Partners with appropriate stakeholders to determine user requirements for a set of scenarios. Leads identification of dependencies and the development of design documents for a product, application, service, or platform. • Leads by example and mentors others to produce extensible and maintainable code used across products. • Leverages subject-matter expertise of cross-product features with appropriate stakeholders (e.g., project managers) to drive multiple group's project plans, release plans, and work items. • Holds accountability as a Designated Responsible Individual (DRI), mentoring engineers across products/solutions, working on-call to monitor system/product/service for degradation, downtime, or interruptions. • Proactively seeks new knowledge and adapts to new trends, technical solutions, and patterns that will improve the availability, reliability, efficiency, observability, and performance of products while also driving consistency in monitoring and operations at scale and shares knowledge with other engineers. **Qualifications** **Required Qualifications:** + Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 6+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, or Rust + OR equivalent experience. + 4+ years of experience developing cloud scale production software. + 4+ years of experience with storage, NVMe, PCIe with system design, algorithmic and problem-solving skills. **Other Qualifications:** + 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:** + Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science + OR related technical field AND 10+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, or Rust + OR Master's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 8+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, or Rust + OR equivalent experience. + 10+ years of experience designing, building and running large scale and highly available cloud services or distributed systems. + 10+ years of experience working in Kernel Mode Drivers, Storage solutions with the ability to handle periodic live service on-call responsibilities and work in dev-ops mode. Software Engineering IC5 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $139,900 - $274,800 per year. There is a different range applicable to specific work locations, within the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area, and the base pay range for this role in those locations is USD $188,000 - $304,200 per year. Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here: https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/us-corporate-pay Microsoft will accept applications for the role until August 16, 2025. \#azurecorejobs Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. 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