Nilay P.
Software Engineer II at Microsoft
- Role
- Software Engineer Ii at Microsoft
- Location
- Seattle, WA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Nilay P.
Software Engineer on Azure Storage at Microsoft, designing and operating large-scale distributed storage systems that power Managed Disks and cloud-native block storage at hyperscale. I work on multi-region, high-availability infrastructure handling high-throughput workloads, with a focus on latency reduction, fault tolerance, and system reliability.Experience includes building Azure’s Cloud SAN (fully managed, enterprise-grade block storage in the cloud) and leading cross-tenant infrastructure initiatives that improved geo-distribution, increased availability, and reduced hardware footprint through platform-level architectural changes.Specializing in distributed systems architecture, storage engines, scalability challenges, and building resilient infrastructure that operates reliably at massive scale.
Experience
Software Engineer Ii
Jul 2021 — Present · Redmond, WA, US
Azure Storage - Managed DisksImproved latency and resiliency of Managed Disks (persistent block storage backing Azure VMs) through performance optimizations and distributed systems reliability enhancements across storage stamps.Contributed to Cloud SAN (Azure’s first fully managed Storage Area Network in the cloud) delivering centralized, high-performance block storage at hyperscale. Built infrastructure supporting thousands of volumes across regions while maintaining enterprise-grade availability and predictable performance.Led development efforts for Convergence, unifying storage tenant types to- Increase Cloud SAN availability across multiple geo-regions- Reduce hardware requirements for new Azure datacenters, enabling microregions and lowering infrastructure cost- Increase platform capacity by enabling offload of standard disks to previously incompatible tenants, improving overall Azure storage efficiency at scale.
Education
University of Southern California
Bachelor of Science - BS
2017 — 2021
University of Southern California
Master of Science - MS
2019 — 2022
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