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The M365 Storage Fabric team builds foundational platform capabilities that enable Microsoft 365 services to operate reliably, efficiently, and at hyperscale. We develop systems that optimize resource utilization, manage rapidly changing workload demands, improve service resilience, and support the next generation of AI-powered experiences. Our mission is to deliver dependable, scalable, and efficient infrastructure that helps Microsoft 365 customers achieve more while maximizing operational excellence across the platform. As AI workloads continue to accelerate across Microsoft 365, we are driving the evolution of intelligent platform services that can automatically adapt to dynamic traffic patterns, optimize infrastructure efficiency, and protect customer experiences at massive scale.\nMicrosoft’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.\nResponsibilities\nThe team is looking for an experienced engineer to:\nLead the design and development of large-scale distributed systems that manage resource allocation, workload execution, and service protection.\n\nDefine and drive technical strategy for platform capabilities that improve reliability, efficiency, scalability, and operational excellence.\n\nBuild intelligent, signal-driven automation using telemetry, health indicators, and real-time platform insights.\n\nDevelop solutions that balance customer experience, infrastructure utilization, operational cost, and service performance.\n\nDrive innovations that proactively identify, mitigate, and prevent service disruptions.\n\nPartner with engineering teams across Microsoft 365, Copilot, Azure, and infrastructure organizations to deliver end-to-end platform solutions.\n\nInfluence architecture, design, and engineering best practices across multiple teams.\n\nMentor engineers and contribute to a culture of technical excellence and continuous improvement.\n\nHelp shape how future AI-powered services are scaled, managed, protected, and optimized across Microsoft 365.\n\nQualifications\nRequired Qualifications:\nBachelor'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++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or PythonOR equivalent experience.\n\nPreferred Qualifications:\nMaster'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++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or PythonOR Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 12+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python\nOR equivalent experience.\n\nDeep understanding of distributed systems, concurrency, reliability engineering, scalability, and platform architecture.\nExperience developing and operating highly available backend services at scale.\nDemonstrated ability to lead technically complex initiatives across multiple teams and organizations.\nSolid problem-solving skills involving system performance, resiliency, resource management, and operational excellence.\nDemonstrated ability to effectively leverage AI-assisted engineering tools and autonomous coding agents to improve software development productivity, quality, and operational effectiveness.\nAbility to critically evaluate, validate, and refine AI-generated code, designs, tests, diagnostics, and recommendations while maintaining full engineering ownership and accountability.\nExperience building infrastructure platforms, resource management systems, scheduling systems, load balancing systems, storage platforms, or large-scale backend services.\nSolid understanding of workload management, traffic engineering, fault tolerance, admission control, and capacity planning.\nExperience using telemetry, monitoring, and service health signals to drive automated operational decisions.\nExperience supporting services with rapidly changing demand patterns and large-scale customer workloads.\nHands-on experience with cloud-native architectures and distributed platforms such as Azure or similar cloud environments.\nExperience with:\nMicroservices and service-oriented architectures\nEvent-driven systems\nLarge-scale telemetry systems\nContainerized and cloud-native environments\nExperience building or supporting AI-powered services and high-throughput systems.\nFamiliarity with AI workload characteristics, including bursty traffic, latency sensitivity, resource contention, and dynamic scaling requirements.\nExperience integrating AI-assisted engineering workflows into software development, testing, debugging, code review, and operational processes.\nProven ability to drive technical alignment and influence engineering decisions across organizational boundaries.\nSolid communication skills with the ability to explain complex technical concepts to diverse audiences.\nThis position will be open for a minimum of 5 days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.\nMicrosoft is an equal opportunity employer. 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