Job Description:
Storage is experiencing incredible innovations right now. The innovations of storage technologies and cloud connected devices are having a profound effect on every area of Microsoft’s business. Storage devices are getting larger in capacity, faster in performance and intelligence at an astounding rate; our customers are expecting seamless experiences across devices and across local and cloud boundaries. Come and join the team that builds the platform and end user experiences for storage across Windows devices and the Cloud. We deliver storage solutions for Windows, Azure, IoT and new devices that Microsoft and our industry partners ship in the future. This area involves tough challenges and provides tremendous upside opportunities including leveraging the reduced size, portability and increased functionality of new storage devices, improved software platform infrastructure, emerging protocol standards, seamless integration of local and cloud storage and development of solutions to new content usage paradigms. In Core OS (Operating System), we are responsible for the Operating Systems that power Azure, Microsoft's Linux Operating System (OS), the platforms for Windows Client and Xbox, and our Windows Server ecosystem – through all of these, we support every one of our cloud businesses and billions of customers around the world. In this era of ubiquitous computing, systems software excellence has never been more important for Microsoft. High quality, high-efficiency operating systems and platform components underpin everything we do as a company, from making our systems more reliable for our customers, to increasing our competitiveness by reducing Cost of Goods Sold (COGS), to delivering new features and capabilities to delight customers – that’s all us! Our team plays a critical role in designing and evolving Storage‑related Windows Runtime (WinRT) APIs that enable developers to build reliable, secure, and high‑performance applications across the Windows ecosystem. To deliver on this vision, we are looking for a technology enthusiast Software Engineer II who is passionate about building developer‑facing platform APIs and contributing to their correctness, performance, and usability. This role offers the opportunity to work deep in the storage and file system stack while collaborating closely with partner teams across Windows, Azure, and device ecosystems. We are looking for a strong individual contributor who brings curiosity, clarity, and a solid engineering mindset to complex problem spaces and is excited to learn and grow while driving meaningful improvements across the platform. This position provides opportunities to build expertise in storage systems, file systems, OS architecture, API design, and platform reliability, with broad impact across Microsoft products. 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.
