Microsoft Azure is building the fastest network in the public cloud. We are seeking candidates who love problem solving, designing innovative new architectures, and enjoy thinking outside of the box. Join us as an advanced Software Engineer to build the world’s fastest public cloud and make a difference to millions of people across the planet.

Responsibilities

As a developer in the Azure Compute and Host Networking team, you would be shepherding an incubation effort into production, where distributed systems meets technologies like SRIOV, RDMA, FPGA, ARM64, Windows and Linux. You should have a passion for performant design, test methodologies, and enjoy working on a fast-paced team. The Azure Compute and Host Networking team is a very strong team with a track record of turning interesting research projects into highly successful foundational Azure offerings, for example the SmartNIC design described here: https://www.usenix.org/system/files/conference/nsdi18/nsdi18-firestone.pdf

Qualifications

• 3+ years of professional software development experience in C/C++
• BS or MS or PhD degree in Computer Science, or equivalent years of additional experience
• Systems programming experience, driver development a plus
• Experience with performance optimization of low level code a plus
• Experience shipping products or services a plus
• Experience working with multiple partner teams and external vendors a plus
• Passion and drive for profound impact

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.

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.  We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. 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.