Principal Software Engineer, Networking

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

Join the Strategic Planning and Architecture (SPARC) team within Microsoft’s Azure Hardware Systems and Infrastructure (AHSI) organization and be a part of the organization 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. SPARC is looking for a Principal Software Engineer, 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. 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. 

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. 

Responsibilities

• Responsible for the development and evaluation of datacenter networking technologies to deliver leading-edge capabilities for Azure’s global customers, focusing on host and switch software development, NIC programing, telemetry, and protocol development and related topics.
• Architectural design and close collaboration with other architects focused on current and future datacenter designs.
• Work directly within our group and with partner teams, both hardware and software.
• Learn and adopt relevant new technologies, tools, methods and processes from Microsoft, industry, and the research community, while contributing to the team’s ability to consume these technologies.  
• Embody our culture and values.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications 

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, or related technical discipline AND 6+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Rust, 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/Additional Qualifications: 

• Advanced degree preferably in Computer Science or related fields OR 10+ years equivalent professional work experience in Software Development with demonstrated history of success in building scalable software for data center networks. 
• Background in computer systems