Senior Software Engineer

Microsoft•,

3d•$119,800 - $261,000

About The Position

The Azure Core Network Interface Cards (NIC) team designs, develops, and deploys multiple generations of Smart Network Interface Cards (SmartNICs) that deliver advanced hardware offloads, including Remote Direct Memory Access (RDMA) and other high-performance networking capabilities. As Azure's networking requirements continue to grow, the team is expanding to support the increasing demand for high bandwidth, ultra-low latency, high availability, and efficient compute utilization across both Artificial Intelligence (AI) workloads and general-purpose cloud infrastructure. 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.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 4+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C++, C, Java, or Python OR equivalent experience.
Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements are required for this role.
This position will be required to pass the Microsoft Cloud Background Check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter.

Nice To Haves

Master's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 6+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C++, C, Java, or Python OR Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 8+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C++, C, Java, or Python OR equivalent experience.
leading the technical design and delivery of complex engineering projects across multiple components or services;
designing scalable, maintainable, and highly available software architectures;
driving feature-area ownership, technical decision-making, and project execution with minimal oversight;
collaborating with multiple engineering teams to deliver cross-functional solutions;
troubleshooting, debugging, and root-cause analysis skills in production environments;
mentoring engineers and providing technical leadership through design and code reviews.
networking technologies including TCP/IP, RDMA, Ethernet, DPDK, SR-IOV, SmartNICs, or network virtualization;
Linux systems, kernel development, drivers, or performance-sensitive software;
building services for cloud-scale distributed systems;
hardware-software integration, firmware interactions, or platform infrastructure;
driving technical strategy and architecture across multiple teams;
operating and improving highly available services in production environments;
leading incident response efforts and driving systemic reliability improvements.
Knowledge of Azure networking, virtualization, storage networking, or high-performance computing workloads.

Responsibilities

Lead development of next-generation Azure SmartNIC and networking software capabilities.
Drive architecture and technical execution for RDMA, virtualization, offload technologies, and high-performance networking scenarios.
Collaborate with hardware, firmware, silicon, and cloud service teams to deliver end-to-end platform innovations.
Define and drive reliability and performance improvements based on production telemetry and customer usage patterns.
Influence networking platform strategy and future technical investments.