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# Sr. Software Engineer

- **Company:** Microsoft
- **Location:** United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** C (Programming Language), Java (Programming Language), Adobe InDesign, Artificial Intelligence, Microsoft Azure, Microsoft Online Services, C Sharp (Programming Language), C++ (Programming Language), Software Quality, Disaster Recovery, Distributed Systems, Software Engineering, Information Technology
- **Published:** August 8, 2026
- **Apply:** https://us.experteer.com/career/view-jobs/sr-software-engineer-usa-58858353

## About the Role

aaaan_ telemetry and customer scenarios to identify reliability and performance improvements * Diagnose and resolve complex production issues involving replication, storage, and distributed systems * Act as a Designated Responsible Individual (DRI) and contribute to operational excellence and service health * Leverage AI-assisted engineering tools to improve productivity, code quality, troubleshooting, and efficiency * Continuously improve service availability, observability, scalability, and performance Tasks * Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related technical field AND 4+ years of engineering experience with coding in C, C++, C#, or Java OR equivalent experience * Ability to meet Microsoft Cloud Background Check requirements Key requirements *

## Description

Experteer Overview In this role, you design, build, and operate distributed services powering Azure Storage Geo Replication to safeguard data and ensure regional resilience. You will work with cross-functional teams to deliver cloud-scale capabilities, improving durability, failover readiness, and disaster recovery. You'll tackle complex reliability and performance challenges at exabyte scale and leverage AI-assisted tools to boost productivity and quality. This position offers impact on a core Microsoft cloud platform and opportunities to shape geo-disaster recovery capabilities. Compensation / Benefits * Design, develop, and operate distributed services for Azure Storage Geo Replication * Build solutions to improve data durability, regional resiliency, failover readiness, and disaster recovery * Collaborate with engineers, architects, and product teams to define and deliver new functionality * Participate in design, implementation, testing, and deployment of cloud-scale services * Analyze telemetry and customer scenarios to identify reliability and performance improvements * Diagnose and resolve complex production issues involving replication, storage, and distributed systems * Act as a Designated Responsible Individual (DRI) and contribute to operational excellence and service health * Leverage AI-assisted engineering tools to improve productivity, code quality, troubleshooting, and efficiency * Continuously improve service availability, observability, scalability, and performance Tasks * Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related technical field AND 4+ years of engineering experience with coding in C, C++, C#, or Java OR equivalent experience * Ability to meet Microsoft Cloud Background Check requirements Key requirements *


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