Data is the new currency of the digital world, and Microsoft is uniquely positioned to help businesses and consumers get the most out of their data assets. With the leading database engine in the world --SQL Server-- and the rapidly growing Azure cloud, Microsoft has made an enormous bet on delivering a modern data platform. Whether on-prem or in the cloud, SQL Server and Azure SQL Database is the relational platform of choice for enterprises, ISVs, and application developers. Customers are using SQL Server and Azure SQL Database to disrupt markets and transform their existing business.

Underpinning it all is solid systems and OS-level fundamentals along with best-in-class performance. From transaction processing to large scale analytics, and from desktop machines to 48 TB RAM servers with 800+ cores. Such vertical scaling capability is the result of methodical engineering and now we need your help to take it to the next level!

Responsibilities

The Azure Data SQL Server Team is looking for a Senior Software Development Engineer with a passion for technology, performance and helping customers succeed on our platform by building the next set of industry-leading features and capabilities. You have an opportunity to work on core Azure SQL Database capabilities with a focus on driving product performance and reducing TCO. We seek engineers who have experience in operating systems, secure enclaves, persistent memory technologies, performance and scalability on Windows and Linux. Together with the team you will define and implement the next set of technologies, build new solutions and enable a new set of experiences for enterprise and cloud.

Responsibilities include contributions to several of the following:

• Identifying and driving prototype projects for quick evaluation of design ideas
• Contributing to current and future product improvements around performance (perf/scale/SLA)
• Identifying and driving characterization projects to understand new scenarios and the impact of emerging technologies on product performance
• Looking into emerging and upcoming Azure HW SKUs and technologies, exploring new ideas to drive product improvements (hardware/software/config/COGS). Also includes modeling, competitive analysis & benchmarks
• Strengthening the engineering process to ensure cloud deployments (software & hardware) are done in the most efficient way and meet the targeted perf/scale/SLA goals
• Identifying improvements in supportability and customer self-diagnostics that enable live monitoring with focus on identifying/addressing performance related issues

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or Engineering or Mathematics or Physics or IT technical discipline
• 6+ years of software development experience in C/C++/C#/Java or similar

Preferred Qualifications:

• 6+ years of experience in designing and developing production quality software using C/C++; proven experience in improving product performance
• Extensive and specialized knowledge in one or more of the following areas: Database/OS internals, hardware knowledge (CPU/System/Networking/Storage...), and Cloud related technologies
• 2+ years of experience in Performance Engineering, covering design/development/usage of performance workloads/test-suites/tools to measure, analyze, root-cause and address performance and scalability issues
• Experience in both Windows and Linux system administration fundamentals
• Demonstrated technical leadership in a strong collaborative environment
• Strong problem-solving, interpersonal, and communication skills

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