Azure’s core priority is to be world's most trusted, secure, and global cloud and a great place for people to work. Azure for Operators is building a team to help mobile operators take advantage of the innovation unleashed by the introduction of technologies such 5G, Software Defined Networking / Network Function Virtualization, Edge Compute and the next generation Internet of Things. We innovate quickly, collaborate, learn from experience and data, provide input to improve features, think creatively, laugh and have fun, all while solving challenging customer and partner problems. You will build, design and operate platforms and products that help mobile operators leverage the Azure to accelerate the digital transformation of their core network operations in order to launch new services in an agile fashion, elastically scale to meet the every growing demand for mobile service and dramatically improve operational efficiency thru infrastructure simplification and process automation.

Responsibilities

We are looking for highly motivated individuals who want to work in a startup-like environment and enjoy tough challenges. You will partner with key Azure platform teams to create products that enable operators to adopt Azure to host their core network infrastructure and operations. Our market opportunity is huge, and our team is expanding.

You will join us in building an Azure-based platform to host operator grade network functions in operators’ premises. You will collaborate with several teams across Azure core to build an  Network Function Virtualization Infrastructure(NFVi) platform that operates across public clouds, operator datacenters and the edge.

As a Senior SWE you will contribute to the NFVi product vision and be responsible for architecting solutions ground-up.

You will

• Take features from ideation to successful global roll out
• Act as an expert code and design reviewer and mentor other engineers
• Accelerate development velocity for all engineers and deliver continuous improvements to the team’s process and codebase
• Build automation to prevent and/or remediate service problems from becoming production incidents
• Build strong cross group collaboration with other cross-geo teams to remove blockers and drive for comprehensive end-end service delivery
• Leverage other data platforms (open source and within Microsoft) for building solutions

To thrive in this position, you should be a creative and analytical thinker, technical, and committed to excellence. Ability to lead complex projects with strong record of end to end delivery of high-quality products is a huge plus. You are willing to learn from our customers and your peers.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

• 5+ years of experience in commercial software development
• Bachelor's degree or higher in computer science or related field
• Experience in building, shipping and operating reliable, distributed systems software
• Ability to engage in site-reliability engineering practices

Preferred Qualifications:

• Ability to learn and grasps concepts quickly in a fast-paced environment
• Great problem solving skills and outstanding drive for results
• Commitment to collaboration and teamwork and ability to deliver via influence
• Self-starter, who proactively identifies problems and drives for resolution
• Experience with containers and Kubernetes
• Experience with private cloud technologies such as OpenStack and VMWare
• Advanced technical degree (MS/PhD) is a plus

Ability to meet Microsoft 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.

Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request via the Accommodation request form.