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Lead development of next-generation Azure SmartNIC and networking software, driving architecture for RDMA, virtualization, and high-performance offload technologies. Requires a bachelor's degree in computer science and four-plus years of coding experience in C++, C, Java, or Python, or equivalent. You'll collaborate across hardware, firmware, and cloud teams while defining reliability improvements from production telemetry. Base pay ranges from $119,800 to $234,700 annually, or $160,200 to $261,000 in San Francisco Bay Area and New York City.

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Overview

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.

 

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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. 


Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

  • 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.

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 Qualifications:

  • 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.
  • Experience in the following:
    • 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. 
  • Experience with the following:
    • 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.

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Software Engineering IC4 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $119,800 - $234,700 per year. There is a different range applicable to specific work locations, within the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area, and the base pay range for this role in those locations is USD $160,200 - $261,000 per year.

Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here:
https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/us-corporate-pay


This position will be open for a minimum of 5 days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.




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  • Role Senior Software Engineer
  • Experience 5-7 years
  • Education Bachelor Degree, or equivalent experience
  • Salary 120K - 235K Yearly
  • Work type Remote
  • Location United States
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Job Overview
Salary
120K - 235K Yearly
Eligibility
United States Hires remotely in the United States.
Workplace
Remote
Job Posted:
2 days ago
Job Type
Full Time
Education
Bachelor Degree, or equivalent experience
Experience
5-7 years

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