Senior Cloud Hardware Storage Engineer

Other 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 years thereafter. Preferred Qualifications Bachelor's Degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related field AND 8+ years of firmware or embedded systems engineering experience OR Master's Degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related field AND 6+ years of firmware or embedded systems engineering experience OR equivalent experience 6+ years developing SSD or storage device firmware, including 4+ years working directly with NVMe and PCIe protocols Demonstrated depth in storage device resiliency and fault analysis — failure mode characterization, error handling and recovery paths, and root-cause investigation of field failures Experience supporting live-site operations for storage at fleet scale, including on-call ownership and production incident resolution Track record of owning end-to-end technical design across the full reliability lifecycle: detection, prediction, mitigation, and repair Proven experience building automation-heavy systems that operate safely at hyperscale, with the guardrails, staged rollout, and blast-radius controls that requires
• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related field AND 8+ years of firmware or embedded systems engineering experience OR Master's Degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related field AND 6+ years of firmware or embedded systems engineering experience OR equivalent experience 6+ years developing SSD or storage device firmware, including 4+ years working directly with NVMe and PCIe protocols Demonstrated depth in storage device resiliency and fault analysis — failure mode characterization, error handling and recovery paths, and root-cause investigation of field failures Experience supporting live-site operations for storage at fleet scale, including on-call ownership and production incident resolution Track record of owning end-to-end technical design across the full reliability lifecycle: detection, prediction, mitigation, and repair Proven experience building automation-heavy systems that operate safely at hyperscale, with the guardrails, staged rollout, and blast-radius controls that requires
• 6+ years developing SSD or storage device firmware, including 4+ years working directly with NVMe and PCIe protocols
• Demonstrated depth in storage device resiliency and fault analysis — failure mode characterization, error handling and recovery paths, and root-cause investigation of field failures
• Experience supporting live-site operations for storage at fleet scale, including on-call ownership and production incident resolution
• Track record of owning end-to-end technical design across the full reliability lifecycle: detection, prediction, mitigation, and repair
• Proven experience building automation-heavy systems that operate safely at hyperscale, with the guardrails, staged rollout, and blast-radius controls that requires
• Hardware Engineering IC4 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $119,800 - $234,700 per year. There is a different range applicable to specific work locations, within the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area, and the base pay range for this role in those locations is USD $160,200 - $261,000 per year.
• Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here: https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/us-corporate-pay
• This position will be open for a minimum of 5 days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.
• Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran or military status, race, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance with religious accommodations and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations.