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title: Principal Software Engineer--M365 Storage Team
description: We're seeking a highly technical Principal Software Engineer to drive the next generation of AI-native architecture across critical storage, database, and distributed system components. System Architecture & Platform Leadership Lead the architecture, design, and evolution of large-scale distributed storage, database, and data platform systems. Drive modernization of critical platform components to support next-generation AI and Copilot workloads. Re-architect legacy services and infrastructure using AI-native design principles. Define long-term technical strategy and architectural direction across multiple services and teams. Identify and eliminate architectural bottlenecks impacting scalability, reliability, performance, and operational efficiency. Systems Programming & Performance Engineering Design and implement highly efficient systems-level software in languages such as C++, Rust, C#, Go, or similar. Drive end-to-end performance optimization across storage engines, networking, caching, concurrency control, and data access layers. Solve complex challenges involving high concurrency, low latency, throughput optimization, and resource efficiency. Lead root-cause analysis and resolution of difficult production issues involving distributed systems and storage infrastructure. Establish engineering standards and best practices for performance-critical software development. Storage & Database Innovation Design and optimize storage engines, database architectures, replication technologies, indexing systems, and data management frameworks. Lead innovation in areas such as: High availability and disaster recovery Data durability and consistency Replication and synchronization Metadata management Query optimization Storage efficiency and cost optimization Intelligent caching and tiering Drive architectural improvements that enable large-scale AI and retrieval-driven workloads. AI-Native Transformation Champion AI-native engineering practices across architecture, developmen…
date posted: 2026-08-03T14:34:28.219Z
valid through: 2026-10-02T14:34:28.219Z
direct apply: false
occupational category: Engineering
industry: Technology
skills: C++
skills: Rust
skills: C#
skills: Go
skills: Java
skills: JavaScript
skills: Python
skills: Distributed Systems
skills: Storage Platforms
skills: Database Systems
skills: Cloud Services
skills: AI-Native Architecture
skills: Azure
skills: AWS
skills: Google Cloud
skills: Distributed SQL
skills: NoSQL
skills: Vector Databases
skills: Analytical Engines
hiring organization: Microsoft
  type: Organization
  ticker symbol: MSFT
  founding date: 1975
  number of employees: QuantitativeValue
    value: 228000
job location: Place
  address: PostalAddress
    address locality: Suzhou
employment type: FULL_TIME