Software Engineer II

Software Engineer II | Microsoft Careers Skip to main content Microsoft Careers Careers Careers Search Search jobs Sign in Single PositionView All JobsSoftware Engineer IIIndia, Karnataka, Bangalore +1 moreApply nowAdd to cartFind out how well you match with this jobUpload your resumeJob descriptionCompany and benefitsJob number200043240Date postedJul 15, 2026Work site0 days / week in-office – remoteTravelLess than 25%ProfessionSoftware EngineeringDisciplineSoftware EngineeringRole typeIndividual ContributorEmployment typeFull-TimeOverviewMicrosoft 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).Azure Storage is growing its development team focused on providing the world's lowest cost cloud-based storage. We are looking for software engineers interested in helping us fulfil our vision of providing a storage service capable of satisfying the worlds ever-increasing demand for cloud-based storage for many years to come. If cloud‑scale distributed systems, building infrastructure that powers the world’s data, and deep engineering challenges excite you, Azure Storage is the perfect fit.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.ResponsibilitiesIdentify systemic health issues and proactively drive recovery and remediation programs. Analyse telemetry, incident trends, and fleet-wide health indicators to identify opportunities for automationLead investigations of production incidents and drive root-cause analysis. Design and implement safe recovery workflows using related automation platformsDrive reduction of offline capacity, unhealthy nodes, stale firmware, and operational toil. Improve service reliability through self-healing and automated recovery capabilities. Create dashboards, monitoring solutions, metrics, and health signals that enable data-driven decision makingIndependently use appropriate artificial intelligence (AI) tools and practices across the software development lifecycle (SDLC) in a disciplined mannerActs as a Designated Responsible Individual (DRI) and guides other engineers by developing and following the playbook, working on call to monitor system/product/service for degradation, downtime, or interruptions, alerting stakeholders about status and initiates actions to restore system/product/service for simple and complex problems when appropriateProactively seeks new knowledge and adapts to new trends, technical solutions, and patterns that will improve the availability, reliability, efficiency, observability, and performance of storage fleet while also driving consistency in monitoring and operations at scaleQualificationsRequired Qualifications:Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 3+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, , C#, C++, Powershell, or PythonOR equivalent experience.3+ years of experience designing, building and running large scale and highly available Cloud services or distributed systemsOther 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...