Senior Software Engineer - Host Networking & Hardware Acceleration
Microsoft
Senior Software Engineer - Host Networking & Hardware Acceleration
Multiple Locations, United States
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Overview
Microsoft Azure Host Networking and Hardware Acceleration team is building performant and highly reliable network in the cloud. Our organization builds and maintains the network layers between the physical wire and the virtual machine. Current and future generation of development is focused on Linux platforms and hardware design. We are looking for a senior developer to design and develop innovative hyper-scale observability tools and platforms to help debug complex software defined networking issues.
Join us as a Senior Software Engineer and help extend our auto-detection systems, work on business-critical incident investigations, grow as subject matter expert in detailed interaction of kernel level networking operations. In this role you will build novel tools for network debugging, mentor teammates and colleagues, interact with customers, and collaborate across organizations. You should have curiosity about system internals, effective communication, and experience with low level networking.
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.
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#, Rust, GO, TypeScript
- OR equivalent experience.
- 1+ years experience working with systems observability
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 Science
- OR related technical field AND 8+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Rust, GO, TypeScript
- 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.
- Experience with systems programming, distributed system, CI/CD, data pipelining, shipping products or services.
- Experience working with multiple partner teams and external vendors.
Software Engineering IC4 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $117,200 - $229,200 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 $153,600 - $250,200 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
Microsoft will accept applications for the role until May 10, 2025.
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Responsibilities
- Partners with appropriate stakeholders to determine user requirements for observability improvements.
- Contribute code to existing automation and monitoring frameworks.
- Build and deploy net new tools across production datacenters.
- Take ownership and drive mission critical customer escalations.
- Mentor and teach engineers across Azure to improve visibility, use of tools to diagnose, and scale learnings through improved documentation and training.
- Embody our culture and values