Principal CAD Software Engineer
About The Position
Microsoft Silicon, Cloud Hardware, and Infrastructure Engineering (SCHIE) powers Microsoft’s Intelligent Cloud mission by delivering infrastructure and foundational technologies for Microsoft’s online businesses and Azure platform. The Microsoft Silicon Engineering and Solutions Team is seeking a technical leader for its central software team, which develops converged solutions, software tools, DevOps workflows, and automation supporting silicon design areas including RTL and VIP design, design verification, validation, DFT, emulation, PD handoff, and IP integration. In this Principal CAD DevOps Software role, you will lead development of a common tool stack for internal SoC and IP designs and guide the technical strategy and execution of CAD DevOps workflows. You will collaborate with CAD hardware and compute infrastructure teams, gather requirements from stakeholders across Microsoft Silicon groups, and design scalable software solutions and documentation for a large user base. You will also use AI-assisted tools in development and validate their output for correctness, security, maintainability, and alignment with project requirements. The role requires passing Microsoft’s Cloud Background Check upon hire or transfer and every two years thereafter. It involves access to export-controlled information; the successful candidate must provide documentation for citizenship, U.S. residency, or another protected status to assess eligibility, with citizenship verified using a valid passport or other applicable documents.
Requirements
- Doctorate in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field and 3+ years of technical engineering experience; or a master's degree in one of these fields and 6+ years of technical engineering experience; or a bachelor's degree in one of these fields and 8+ years of technical engineering experience; or equivalent experience.
- Ability to meet Microsoft, customer, and/or government security screening requirements, including passing the Microsoft Cloud Background Check upon hire or transfer and every two years thereafter.
- Eligibility to access export-controlled information, demonstrated by providing proof of citizenship, U.S. residency, or another protected status as required; citizenship is verified with a valid passport, with other applicable documents accepted for lawful permanent residents, refugees, and asylees.
Nice To Haves
- Doctorate in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field and 5+ years of technical engineering experience; or a master's degree in one of these fields and 8+ years of technical engineering experience; or a bachelor's degree in one of these fields and 12+ years of technical engineering experience; or equivalent experience.
- 2+ years of experience working on or leading projects from beginning to end.
- 7+ years of software development experience.
- Knowledge of common programming paradigms, including object-oriented and functional programming.
- Proven leadership skills and a track record of influencing stakeholders.
- Proficiency in industry-standard programming and scripting languages such as Python, Tcl, Perl, and C/C++; Python is preferred.
- Demonstrated ability to independently own, maintain, and drive complex software projects.
- Knowledge of software development practices and software design patterns.
- Experience owning and driving the end-to-end software development lifecycle for multiple complex projects.
- Well-rounded understanding of silicon design tools, flows, and methodologies.
- Expertise in Azure environments, Azure security, and DevOps concepts.
- Experience with continuous integration systems and practices.
- Understanding of computer architecture and CPU/SoC design principles.
- Experience with design and verification execution, flows, and supporting infrastructure.
- Practical experience using AI coding assistants or language models in a development workflow.
- Ability to write clear instructions for AI tools, assess their limitations, and independently verify their results.
Responsibilities
- Lead a central CAD Software team developing a common tool stack for internal SoC and IP designs.
- Lead technical strategy and execution for CAD DevOps workflows, including CI/CD, cloud-based EDA environments, and automation frameworks.
- Lead the team in following industry-standard software practices.
- Collaborate closely with CAD hardware and compute infrastructure teams.
- Design scalable software solutions and documentation for a large user base.
- Collect software requirements from stakeholders across Microsoft Silicon groups.
- Develop, enhance, and integrate CAD flows and automation for organization-wide use.
- Use AI-assisted tools to explore approaches, draft code and tests, investigate defects, and improve documentation.
- Review and validate AI-generated work for correctness, security, maintainability, and alignment with project requirements.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Principal
