Do you wonder how Search Engines process so much data and provide accurate results so quickly? If the thought of designing and building platform solutions for an extremely large-scale distributed system where we are pushing the boundaries on scale and latencies excites you, then this is the place for you. Object Store is a highly available distributed key-value store that is the preferred data store for Bing and some mission critical processes for M365 and Azure. Object Store manages Petabytes of data with very high reliability while still offering extremely low sub-milli second latencies. We are constantly improving the design to accommodate varying customer requirements and solving very specific business needs. As Bing search teams are constantly improving to provide more natural language query support or semantic search, there is an increasing need for Object Store to support new data models and more complex computations closer to the data; while M365 has very specific needs that is pushing the boundaries on the very fundamentals of the Object Store architecture. So, Object Store remains an Evolving and Improving Product, and we are looking for a Senior Software Engineer who can help drive and execute such fundamental design changes. The object store team is part of a wider Platform team that is responsible for several other key platform components and initiatives. This is a team on the move, growing rapidly with some ambitious long-term goals to become a center of excellence. The **Senior Software Engineer** position will offer a greater opportunity to define and drive the vision for the Platform team in STCI. 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. **Responsibilities** + Design and build highly scalable and performant services and platform pieces. + Customer obsession is key, as Object Store is the very foundation on which our customer offerings are built. + Provide technical leadership and product vision for the team + Collaboration across teams, disciplines, and business units. + Drive a strong engineering culture, contributing to growth of technical skills in the team and a growth mindset. **Qualifications** **Required Qualifications:** + Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 4+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python + OR equivalent experience. + Experience in one or more of Distributed Systems such as open source Hadoop, Spark, Docker, Kubernetes etc. **Additional or Preferred Qualifications:** + Bachelor'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 Python + OR Master'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 Python + OR equivalent experience. + Expertise & hands on experience in debugging and investigating Windows Networking, Multithreading issues. + Strong skills in software design, problem solving and communication with a good foundation in Computer Science. + Demonstrable experience in architecting and driving implementation of large-scale services or experiences. Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. Consistent with applicable law, 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 and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations (https://careers.microsoft.com/v2/global/en/accessibility.html) .