Are you looking for an opportunity to build software and systems for some of the biggest data centers that humanity has ever created? The Azure Networking team is responsible for designing and building the software defined network infrastructure that powers millions of servers around the globe for Azure, Bing and other Microsoft cloud services. Azure Networking is at the forefront of Hyperscale Cloud Computing and runs one of the largest datacenter network infrastructures in the world. The Azure Networking team works on the breadth of networking offerings. The physical network team manages all physical switches and routers inside Azure datacenters.

SONiC team owns all the software that is running on the switches and routers. We have lots of interesting problems to solve, such as supporting new generation switches ranging from 10G/40G to 100G/400G, adding feature packet forwarding features, and providing extensive telemetry data for the switches. The team is also building vibrant open-source community for the switch software, which is adopted by various other cloud providers.

SONiC team is looking for world-class Software Engineers to help us in building the highest quality software with a game changing development model: Test Driven Development (TDD). And that eventually leads to Continuous Integration Continuous Delivery (CICD). You will be the frontier pioneer and changing agent of the development process. Shifting tests to the left side of spectrum. To achieve that, we will build a world class test infrastructure together. We will make sure our tests are reliable, predictable, and repeatable as the first feature of the team. Team will move on to more feature work once TDD is common practice.

Responsibilities

• Work as an agile member of a development team, running in short cycles to develop functional software in quick iterations.

• Design test network topologies to validate functionality, performance, stability and scalability of features and products.

• Design / implement / improve test infrastructure to deliver predictable and repeatable test results.

• Build and showcase the TDD practice and bring the larger team on-board.

• Build infrastructure to enable CICD.

• Write test plans and develop automated tests to validate SONiC features.

• Execute test plans to verify all aspects of the product. Identify defects and validate resolution.

• Enable engineers with more networking background but less development background to contribute to our automated testcase library.

• Participate in functional specification and software design reviews held by your team and provide customer centric input.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:
• 4+ years of creating metholodogies and writing tests
• 4+ years of experience in software engineering and feature development

Preferred Qualifications:
• Knowledge of UNIX or Linux
• Programming language requirement: Python, C/C++
• BS or MS or PhD degree in Computer Science, or equivalent experiences

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.