Infrastructure Software Engineer

Microsoft Corporation • Redmond, WA • 12h ago

Overview

Do you want to be at the forefront of innovating the latest hardware designs to propel Microsoft's cloud growth? Are you seeking a unique career opportunity that combines technical capabilities, cross-team collaboration, with business insight and strategy?

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 achieve 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. In alignment with our Microsoft values, we are committed to cultivating an inclusive work environment for all employees to positively impact our culture every day.

Join the Systems Planning and Architecture?(SPARC) team within Microsoft's Azure Hardware Systems and Infrastructure (AHSI) organization, the team behind Microsoft's expanding Cloud Infrastructure and for powering Microsoft's "Intelligent Cloud" mission.?Microsoft delivers more than 200 online services to more than one billion individuals worldwide, and AHSI is the team behind our expanding cloud infrastructure. We deliver the core infrastructure and foundational technologies for Microsoft's cloud businesses including Microsoft Azure, Bing, MSN, Office 365, OneDrive, Skype, Teams and Xbox Live.?

We are seeking a passionate Infrastructure Software Engineer to design and implement solutions for a state-of-the-art networking lab. The scope includes infrastructure management, setup/run experiments and data analysis. The role includes configuring and managing switches, NICs, servers as well as building proof-of-concepts to evaluate network architectures for next-gen AI datacenter technologies. Your work will have a direct influence on Azure product roadmaps.

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

Develop and build proof-of-concepts to evaluate network architectures.

Create experiments, to develop deep insights through benchmarking and characterization to identify opportunities for optimization.

Develop and?maintain?software systems for?lab systems management, automation, and monitoring at scale.?

Build tools and frameworks to simplify configuration and operational workflows for network devices and NICs.

Collaborate with hardware teams to ensure seamless integration and performance of NICs and related components.?

Troubleshoot and resolve issues across network software and hardware layers.

Participate in?design reviews,?code?reviews?and contribute to best practices for reliability and scalability.

Qualifications

Required/Minimum 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.

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 or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology, or related?fields.?

Familiarity/hands on experience with any network device operating system (Sonic, Arista, Cisco, Juniper).

?Experience with Linux/Unix operating systems and Windows servers.?

Proficiency?in one or more programming languages (Python,?C++,?C#).?

Good understanding of networking fundamentals (TCP/IP, routing, switching).?

Skilled in partnering with architects, hardware and software engineers.?

Ability to independently run experiments,?bringing?clarity through data analysis, and results orientation to engage and energize collaborators and stakeholders.??

Collaboration skills,?teamwork,?and sense?of presumed responsibility.??

Verbal and written communication skills, and ability to articulate?and?engage with both technical and non-technical stakeholders at all levels.??

Intellectual curiosity and passion?about?learning and deploying?new technologies.???

Problem-solving?skills, analytical capabilities, and attention to detail.

Software 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 $158,400 - $258,000 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. (https://careers.microsoft.com/v2/global/en/accessibility.html)

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