Software Engineer II

Microsoft develops cloud computing and networking technologies through its Azure platform. The Software Engineer II will design and develop software for Azure SmartNIC platforms, improve networking performance and reliability, analyze telemetry, and collaborate across hardware, firmware, and platform teams to deliver next-generation cloud networking capabilities.

Responsibilities:

• Design and develop software for Azure SmartNIC platforms and networking offload technologies
• Improve performance, scalability, and reliability of networking services supporting Azure compute and storage workloads
• Work across hardware, firmware, and software boundaries to deliver highly available cloud networking solutions
• Analyze telemetry and production data to drive reliability and live-site improvements across Azure networking services
• Partner with silicon, firmware, platform, and service teams to deliver next-generation networking capabilities

Requirements:

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 2+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C++, C, Rust, or Python
  • OR equivalent experience
• Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements are required for this role
• Experience with the following:
  • software design, debugging, performance analysis, and problem-solving in distributed systems or cloud-scale services
• Experience with the following:
  • developing and maintaining automated tests, monitoring, and telemetry for production systems
• Experience with the following:
  • participating in code reviews, design reviews, and engineering best practices
• Experience with the following:
  • networking technologies such as TCP/IP, RDMA, Ethernet, DPDK, SR-IOV, or SmartNIC architectures
• Experience with the following:
  • developing software for Linux-based systems
• Experience with the following:
  • cloud infrastructure, distributed systems, or hyperscale platforms
• Experience with the following:
  • troubleshooting live-site incidents and improving service reliability
• Experience with the following:
  • working with telemetry, diagnostics, and data-driven operational improvements
• Experience with the following:
  • contributing to large-scale projects involving multiple engineering teams
• Familiarity with hardware-software interactions, device drivers, firmware, or performance-sensitive systems
• Ability to independently drive well-defined engineering problems from design through implementation and production deployment
• Master's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 3+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C++, C, Rust, or Python
  • OR Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 5+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C++, C, Rust, or Python
  • OR equivalent experience